Property Law Principles

1. Legal Proceedings in Property Law
   1. Quiet Title Action
      1. Purpose and Definition
         1. Resolve disputes over property ownership
         2. Clarify ambiguous titles
      2. Procedure
         1. Filing a complaint
         2. Notification to interested parties
         3. Court hearings
         4. Judgment issuance
      3. Typical Scenarios
         1. Disputes over boundary lines
         2. Conflicting claims of ownership
         3. Removal of clouds on title
      4. Outcomes
         1. Clear and undisputed ownership
         2. Establishment of marketable title
         3. Possible award of attorney's fees
   2. Partition Action
      1. Purpose and Definition
         1. Division of property among co-owners
         2. Enable individuals to liquidate shared real estate
      2. Types
         1. Partition in kind (physical division)
         2. Partition by sale
      3. Procedure
         1. Initiating the lawsuit
         2. Property valuation and appraisal
         3. Court determination
         4. Sale or division execution
      4. Impacts
         1. End of joint ownership
         2. Compensation based on ownership interest
         3. Allocation of legal costs
   3. Ejectment
      1. Purpose and Definition
         1. Removal of a person unlawfully occupying property
         2. Reclaim legal possession of property
      2. Procedure
         1. Lawsuit initiation
         2. Demonstration of legal ownership
         3. Proof of wrongful occupation
         4. Court judgment and order
      3. Legal Considerations
         1. Establishing the rightful owner
         2. Burden of proof on property owner
         3. Legal defenses available to the occupant
      4. Consequences
         1. Possession returned to legal owner
         2. Possible damages awarded for unlawful occupation
   4. Foreclosure Proceedings
      1. Purpose and Definition
         1. Enforcement of a mortgage lien through sale of property
         2. Recovery of remaining debt owed on a loan
      2. Types
         1. Judicial Foreclosure
            1. Court-supervised process
            2. Judgment and sale order required
         2. Non-Judicial Foreclosure
            1. Power of sale clause in mortgage or deed of trust
            2. Sale conducted by trustee
      3. Procedure
         1. Default notice to borrower
         2. Right to cure period
         3. Legal filings and court involvement (if judicial)
         4. Notice of sale publication
         5. Conduct of foreclosure sale
      4. Borrower Protections and Rights
         1. Right of redemption
         2. Protections under federal law
         3. Potential for loan modification
      5. Impacts
         1. Bankruptcy implications
         2. Deficiency judgments
         3. Effect on credit history and future borrowing capacity