Beneficial use

Beneficial use

Beneficial use is a legal term describing a person's right to enjoy the benefits of specific property, especially a view or access to light, air, or water, even though title to that property is held by another person. [http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/beneficial+use] This may also be termed "beneficial enjoyment". Black's Law Dictionary (2nd Pocket ed. 2001 pg. 236.

Compare this with a "beneficial interest", where a beneficiary has an interest in a thing ("res" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Res_%28disambiguation%29] ) (such as a trust or estate) but does not own the underlying property. Black's Law Dictionary (2nd Pocket ed. 2001 pg. 64. This usually entitles the beneficiary to some of the income from the underlying property.

Also, compare this to beneficial owner where specific property rights ("use and title") in equity belong to a person even though legal title of the property belongs to another person. Black's Law Dictionary (2nd Pocket ed. 2001 pg. 508. For example companies often hold stocks or bank funds in their name for the benefit of a person.


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  • use — verb To make use of; to convert to one s service; to employ; to avail oneself of; to utilize; to carry out a purpose or action by means of; to put into action or service, especially to attain an end. State v. Howard, 221 Kan. 51, 557 P.2d 1280,… …   Black's law dictionary

  • Beneficial interest — A beneficial interest is that right which a person has in a contract made with another (third) person. [ [http://www.lectlaw.com/def/b092.htm The Lectric Law Library s Lexicon] ] The typical example is if A makes a contract with B that he will… …   Wikipedia

  • beneficial ownership — See beneficial interest; beneficial use …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • beneficial interest — see interest 1 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. beneficial interest …   Law dictionary

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