Property ownership is the right to enjoy and dispose of things in the most absolute manner, provided that one does not use them in a way prohibited by laws or regulations (C. civ., art. 544). When it concerns real estate, ownership involves many sometimes obscure concepts of civil law, such as the right of accession, usufruct, alluvion, or joint ownership.

The legal framework of real estate ownership often reflects the bucolic inclination of our Civil Code, most of whose provisions were drafted as early as 1804. For instance, one may find that 'pigeons, rabbits, and fish that enter another’s dovecote, warren, or pond belong to the owner of these objects, provided they were not lured there by fraud or artifice.'

However, in our highly urbanized society, it is the more worldly aspects of real estate ownership that often make headlines: real estate wealth, office properties, industry, rental, expropriation, construction...

This field involves a multitude of specialists: legal professionals, notaries, lawyers, public officials, and tax experts. These are the privileged professions to provide training in the field of real estate ownership.