The owner of a freehold title of real estate enjoys the most superior form of private property ownership.
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The owner of a freehold title of real estate enjoys the most superior form of private property ownership. A freeholder is considered to be the absolute owner of the land and buildings comprised in his title; he has the right to occupy, use and enjoy his property forever or until he transfers the title to a new owner, and his heirs are entitled to inherit his title upon his death. Nevertheless, a freeholder does not have total freedom to do what he wishes on his land. The first form of outside restriction of a freeholder's ownership are public controls, in other words a freeholder must comply with all applicable laws which combine to control the use of, and activities upon, his property. i.e. the use to which land and buildings may be put, erection of new buildings on land, is regularly subject to governmental approval procedures. The second form of...

