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Once you understand the difference between land and real estate, will you then be able to understand how transactions regarding such are consumated.
Land Patents secure two property rights, hereditaments, which is the geographical boundaries and appurtenances, which is everything on the land; air, water, dirt, trees, buildings,etc. Land cannot be bought, sold or traded only granted. The appurtenances, since they are movable, are Real Estate which can be bought, sold or traded.
A typical real estate contract will contain verbiage thusly;
Seller does hereby grant (the land), bargain and sell (the real estate) the following property (legal description) with all its hereditaments and appurtenances etc. to grantee and buyer. Further in the contract there will usually be a clause that states buyer agrees to pay his pro rata share of this years property tax.
To avoid the property tax three things must be done.
1. The current years property tax must be paid.
2. The property must be sold without the taxing clause.
3. The title holder must not be a registered voter, as he would have the priviledge of voting to encumber others property while claiming an exemption himself.
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