Over time, different models for representing legal features of real property rights have been developed as analytical tools. The purpose of this paper is to review and evaluate some of the existing models, and to develop certain extensions for representations and analyses of dynamic real property rights transformations. The Core Entities Model – which emphasizes relationships between subject (person), right, and object (land) – proves to be significant for analysing transformations of owner/right holder and territorial division, but has shortcomings in representing transformations of the rights’ content and extent, e.g. the granting of a building permit. By combining the static Core Entities Model with features from dynamic models, these difficulties can be overcome to some degree.
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