Joyce and John, a married couple with two young children, are in the process of buying a house. They made an offer on a single-family house in Greenwood, a new subdivision. The house has four bedrooms, one with custom-built bunk beds in it, four bathrooms, a swimming pool, and a large basement. There is a well equipped kitchen and a large dining room with a vintage Tiffany lamp over the dining room table. The basement is perfect for Joyce, who plans to operate a small day care center in the house. Joyce and John notice that the next-door neighbors, the Fieldings, have been dumping their garden refuse in a ravine at the back of the property that they have offered to buy, but they assume that they will be able to stop that practice once they move in.
Are the bunk beds and Tiffany lamp considered to be part of the real property that Joyce and John have offered to buy?
If their offer is accepted, how will Joyce and John share ownership of the property? What form of ownership will they have?
What are the steps involved in purchasing this property?
What rights might others, such as the Fieldings, have in the property?
What liability might John and Joyce have to others who are injured on their property?
What controls does the legal system place on the use of property?
Is it ethical for the Fieldings to dump their garden refuse on this property?
