All tangible or intangible property that is not real property is called what?

• A. Personal Property
• B. Real Property
• C. Public Property
• D. Intellectual Property

Answer: (A)

The concept being tested is the distinction between real property and everything else that isn’t land or permanently attached to land. Real property includes land and permanent structures or fixtures. All other property, whether it is physical and movable or non-physical, falls under personal property. This broad category covers tangible items like furniture, vehicles, and clothing, as well as intangible rights like patents, copyrights, and stocks. Public property refers to government-owned property, which isn’t what’s being described here, and intellectual property is just a subset of intangible property (not all intangible property). So the term that covers both tangible and intangible property not tied to real estate is personal property.