fee simple

• Juristischer Begriff für die höchste Form des Eigentums an Grundstücken, die dem Eigentümer uneingeschränkte und unbefristete Rechte an Land und den darauf befindlichen Gebäuden gewährt, vorbehaltlich hoheitlicher Befugnisse wie Steuern oder Enteignung.

A legal term referring to the highest form of ownership interest in real property, granting the owner absolute and unrestricted rights to the land and any buildings on it, subject only to government powers like taxation or eminent domain.

1. Absolute ownership of landC2formal

   The highest form of land ownership in common law, where the owner has full and unconditional rights to the property, including the right to sell, lease, or bequeath it.

   Volleigentum an Grundstücken

   • The property was transferred to him in fee simple, giving him complete control.
   • In a fee simple estate, there are no restrictions on inheritance.
   • The buyer insisted on purchasing the land in fee simple, not as a leasehold.