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What is bona vacantia?

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I read the term ‘bona vacantia’ when I was reading a piece of literature. After checking out the dictionary I learned what is bona vacantia meaning. Let me share with you what I have learned.

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Bona vacantia definition:

The term Bona Vacantia means ‘Vacant Goods’ or ‘ownerless goods’. It is a Latin term and it is generally used when a property is stolen without any clear owner. The term bona vacantia refers to the situation when a property or an asset has been abandoned, misled or forgotten by the owner. It also refers to a condition when a property is stolen after the owner dies without any legal heir. 

 

Common moments when the property becomes bona vacantia includes:

  • When an owner dies without making a Will and with no legal heirs.

  • When a business is dissolved and the assets are not distributed equally.

  • When trust fails.

  • When the owner of the property disappears without leaving any contact information.

 

I learned this about bona vacantia and I wonder if an adverse property can be considered bona vacantia. Anyways this is a term used mostly by the British but it's better to know the importance of this term in the real estate domain. I hope you know the bona vacantia meaning now.

 

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