Terms Beginning with H

  1. Habendum clause

    The section in the deed that begins "to have and to hold,"...

  2. Heir

    A person who, according to the laws of descent in a state,...

  3. Hereditaments

    A person's whole estate, including their person, real and...

  4. Highest and best use

    The use of property that has the potential to provide the...

  5. Holdover tenancy

    A tenancy in which a lessee maintains possession of a leased...

  6. Holographic will

    A handwritten will is one that has been written, dated, and...

  7. Homeowner’s insurance policy

    A conventional insurance policy that protects the owner of...

  8. Homeowner’s warranty program

    A kind of property insurance that protects the buyer against...

  9. Homestead provision

    The land and any improvements made on it that have been...

  10. HUD

    FHA and GNMA are both subject to regulation by the...

  11. Hypothecation

    The use of property as security for the repayment of a loan,...