Strawperson
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| Property law |
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| Part of the common law series |
| Acquisition of property |
| Gift · Adverse possession · Deed |
| Lost, mislaid, or abandoned |
| Treasure trove |
| Alienation · Bailment · License |
| Estates in land |
| Allodial title · Fee simple · Fee tail |
| Life estate · Defeasible estate |
| Future interest · Concurrent estate |
| Leasehold estate · Condominiums |
| Conveyancing of interests in land |
| Bona fide purchaser |
| Torrens title · Strata title |
| Estoppel by deed · Quitclaim deed |
| Mortgage · Equitable conversion |
| Action to quiet title |
| Limiting control over future use |
| Restraint on alienation |
| Rule against perpetuities |
| Rule in Shelley's Case |
| Doctrine of worthier title |
| Nonpossessory interest in land |
| Easement · Profit |
| Covenant running with the land |
| Equitable servitude |
| Related topics |
| Fixtures · Waste · Partition |
| Riparian water rights |
| Lateral and subjacent support |
| Assignment · Nemo dat |
| Other areas of the common law |
| Contract law · Tort law |
| Wills and trusts |
| Criminal Law · Evidence |
A strawperson is a figure not actually intended to have a truly beneficial interest in a property, who is nevertheless conveied said property in order the facilitate a more complicated transaction at law.
Under common law, a property owner cannot transfer their own property to themselves, the reality of which creates a barrier to certain forms of intended conveyances, most notably, when attempting to create a joint tenant agreement for their property between themselves and another. In order for an individual to create a Will or gift scenario, the grantor makes use of a neutral third party known as a strawperson (often a lawyer or the lawyer's secretary), who are conveyed the property and in turn this creates a second deed that creates the desired legal document conveying property to the original grantor and his/her desired joint tenant(s). This is a legal means of complying with the Four Unities Rule.
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