Difference between revisions of "Land patent"
(As a grant by the federal government, these patents are more often litigated in federal rather than state court.) |
(About 540 reported decisions, two-thirds of them federal, discuss land patents in Texas. Due to its history as its own sovereign nation, federal ownership of land in Texas is a relatively small 1.9%, and thus federal land parents are relatively rare) |
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== New York == | == New York == | ||
The State of New York had a Commissioners of the Land Office that issued letters patent, separate from the federal government. As many as 854 reported cases by New York courts discuss this. | The State of New York had a Commissioners of the Land Office that issued letters patent, separate from the federal government. As many as 854 reported cases by New York courts discuss this. | ||
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| + | About 540 reported decisions, two-thirds of them federal, discuss land patents in [[Texas]]. Due to its history as its own sovereign nation, federal ownership of land in Texas is a relatively small 1.9%, and thus federal land parents are relatively rare there. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
*[https://gokcecapital.com/what-is-a-land-patent/ Overview of land patents] | *[https://gokcecapital.com/what-is-a-land-patent/ Overview of land patents] | ||
[[category:Patents]] | [[category:Patents]] | ||
Revision as of 15:09, September 18, 2022
A land patent, also referred to as a letters patent, is a deed conveying property by the federal government to a landowner outside of the original 13 colonies. Originally the federal agency was the General Land Office (GLO), which was replaced by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
As a grant by the federal government, these patents are more often litigated in federal rather than state court.
New York
The State of New York had a Commissioners of the Land Office that issued letters patent, separate from the federal government. As many as 854 reported cases by New York courts discuss this.
Texas
About 540 reported decisions, two-thirds of them federal, discuss land patents in Texas. Due to its history as its own sovereign nation, federal ownership of land in Texas is a relatively small 1.9%, and thus federal land parents are relatively rare there.