Difference between revisions of "Land patent"
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| − | 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). | + | A '''land patent''', also referred to as a letters patent (which can also apply to inventions), 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. | As a grant by the federal government, these patents are more often litigated in federal rather than state court. | ||
== 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. Only 0.8% of New York is owned by the federal government, making it one of only 5 states having less than 1% of its state owned by the federal government.<ref name="B">https://ballotpedia.org/Federal_land_ownership_by_state</ref> |
==Texas== | ==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. | + | 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.<ref name="B"/> |
== 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] | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
[[category:Patents]] | [[category:Patents]] | ||
Revision as of 15:33, September 18, 2022
A land patent, also referred to as a letters patent (which can also apply to inventions), 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. Only 0.8% of New York is owned by the federal government, making it one of only 5 states having less than 1% of its state owned by the federal government.[1]
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.[1]