Cohousing is a particular type of living system consisting of a cluster of private homes, where residents share common space and amenities. Such a system comprises of common areas such as playground, swimming pool, laundry, fitness center,...
neighbors & neighborhoods
coming to the nuisance
Coming to the nuisance refers to a legal doctrine which prevents a party from claiming nuisance if said nuisance was present, and the party knew of that nuisance before they acquired the property subject to the nuisance.
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common area
A common area is some shared space or amenity between unit owners or shareholders of a common interest development (CID). In housing CIDs, common areas can include things such as yard space, a basketball court, pool, laundry room, or a mail...
common interest development
Common interest developments (CIDs) are units of property governed by an association with each unit having an interest in some common area. CIDs can be for housing or business purposes, but some of the most common forms of CIDs are...
community interest development
Community interest developments (CID) are common interest developments, a type of property development with multiple owners and a governing association. Each owner in CIDs has their own property with rights to the common area. Community...
condominium
Condominiums (or condos) are a type of residential common interest development where each member owns the title to their unit. Each condo comes with a membership in the governing association, and the governing association elects a board of...
contiguous
Contiguous means connected or “next to”. This term is usually used to refer to adjoining pieces of real estate. It means land adjoining or touching by a common corner or a common boundary line. It includes land having common ownership but...
continuing trespass
Continuing trespass broadly can refer to any recurring infringement of another person’s rights. While sometimes trespass is used in this broad sense, continued trespass in the modern context generally refers to trespass onto the land or...
cooperative
A cooperative, often called a co-op, is any association of members of a similar profession or industry that work together to process, prepare, market, handle products and supplies. A cooperative operates for the benefits of its members by...
cooperative housing
Cooperative housing (shortened to co-op) is a type of common interest development where each person owns a share of the complex instead of owning a unit like in a condominium. These are used mainly in cities as alternatives to condominiums...