Delaware, and the rest of the original British Colonies, has some land that is rented rather than owned by residents of the country. Much of it is not obvious to casual observer.
The land on Lewes Beach is rented, not owned by home owners. Country Lewes Beach is owned by the town of Lewes. The lands of Rehoboth by the Sea and Dewey Beach containing leasing of land. Most Leases of land will not be renewed, but will return to home owners and on top of that land will be removed from the home owners at cost. Much of the land in Riverdale in the Indian River Bay, next to Oak Orchard is to rent as well. In Riverdale leasing the land is owned by Chief Clark of Nanticoke Indians.
We have about half of Sussex County living on rented land, most of which lease land to see what people call mobile home parks or communities. However, in the communities where seldom any homes that truly mobile and there are even two story stick built homes on some of the rented land in their communities. Condominiums and town houses are sometimes found renting land as well. Some folks find it more difficult to understand.
The real estate and Attorneys use the term fee simple to describe land that is sold as real estate, which real estate. We use the term land lease or Lease hold interest to describe land that is not transferring as real estate.
This rather long text about the Leased Land, Real Estate, Private Property, chattels, mobile homes, homes on the Leased Land and legal essay to identify, describe and define different.
Terminology is important when discuss Real Estate, ie property.
Black’s Law Dictionary is recognized, definitive source for legal definitions under our American law, which is derived from English Law
Property: In strict legal sense, is the aggregate of rights which are guaranteed and protected by the government. BL6, p. 1216th
PERSONALTY: Personal property, cash, chattels, property that is not attached to real property. BL6, p. 1144
Property: (personal property) – a broad and general sense, everything is about content ownership, do not come under the denomination of real estate. Right or interest less than in Freehold Real Estate, or right or interest which man has it in cash. BL6, p. 1217
For personal property, is it easy to remove from the property, and is not real estate. Personal property includes crops, trees, Shrub, trailers, sheds, cars, mobile homes, manufactured homes have a Department of Motor Vehicle title instead of at work, and the contents of the home or building. In the home or business personal property includes Draper, lighting fixtures, Rugs (do not install carpeting) free-standing cabinets and cupboards, furniture, and all the contents of closets, drawers and buildings. Buildings without foundation, that is sheds that are just supported by blocks are chattel property, which is personal property, and is not part of the property. Such chattel includes dog houses and especially the small storage buildings that are so common outside the home today.