Property Law Terminology

noun a legal arrangement where two or more individuals share ownership of a property or asset

• The siblings entered into a legal agreement for joint ownership of the family business.
• My friend and I are going in on joint ownership of a vacation home together.
• Me and my buddy are going halfsies on joint ownership of a car.
• Their partnership was like joint ownership of a ship, navigating through the challenges together.

adjective describing something that is able to be moved or changed in position

• The antique desk had movable drawers for easy reconfiguration.
• The chairs in the conference room are all movable, so feel free to rearrange them as needed.
• I love how this couch is so movable - makes it easy to change up the living room layout.
• His opinions on the matter are quite movable, depending on who he's talking to.

noun the action of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied area of land or a building without lawful permission

verb to crouch or sit with one's knees bent and one's heels close to or touching one's buttocks or the back of one's thighs

• Squatting on someone else's property is illegal and can result in legal action.
• I heard that someone has been squatting in that abandoned building for months.
• We found out that the group of teenagers were squatting in the old warehouse.
• Squatting on your dreams will never make them come true; you have to work hard for them.

adjective describing something that cannot be moved or changed

• The large boulder in the garden was unmovable, even with the help of several strong men.
• No matter how hard we tried, that vending machine was unmovable.
• That guy is like an unmovable rock when it comes to changing his mind.
• Her determination was unmovable, like a mountain in the face of challenges.