common property
Collectively owned resource
Common property refers to resources or assets owned collectively rather than by individuals.
In law, it typically describes shared spaces in apartment buildings or housing developments—hallways, pools, parking areas: The homeowners association maintains the common property.
In broader use, common property can mean anything belonging to everyone: Clean air should be common property.
- public domainUnprotected creative works
- tragedy of the commonsShared resources ruined by self-interest
- public parksCommunal outdoor recreation areas
- public beachUnrestricted coastal recreation area
- public accessUnrestricted community availability
collective ownership · water rights · commons · enclosure movement · land trust · community gardens · town square · fisheries · forests · public libraries · eminent domain · neighborhood associations · shared resources · shared spaces · oceans · grazing lands · internet infrastructure · biodiversity
- property lawfreehold, leasehold, deed, deeds, title
- co-ownershipco-ownership, joint ownership, shared ownership, joint tenancy, co-tenancy
- marital propertymarital assets, prenuptial agreements, prenup, marriage settlement, marriage settlements
- property rightsownership, title, deed, possession, land
- Islamic Inheritanceheirs, estate division, legal heirs, half brother, paternal uncle
- extended familyaunt, uncle, grandparents, grandparent, great aunt
common propertyprivate property
Individually owned assets
individual ownership · personal property · sole ownership · private ownership · freehold
common propertyenclosure
Confined, bordered space
exclusive rights · private land · proprietary rights · members-only · proprietary