Fee simple absolute is a type of property ownership that grants the owner full rights to use, sell, lease, or transfer the property without restrictions. It remains in effect indefinitely unless ...

A fee simple defeasible estate is a type of property ownership in which the owner holds title to the property with specific conditions or limitations. Fee simple defeasible estates are common in real ...

Two recent court decisions have brought renewed attention to the question of whether Aboriginal title can apply to privately owned (or “fee simple”) land. These cases provide different answers to this ...

The General Allotment Act of 1887 divided American Indian treaty lands into individually owned parcels of land known as allotments. Also known as The Dawes Act, Native Americans who were registered ...