C Terms
Legal Terms Starting with C
Welcome to the "C" section of the Barnes Walker Legal Glossary. Here you'll find definitions of legal and real estate terms that begin with the letter C. Each entry explains what the term means under Florida law and how it applies in real estate, estate planning, business, and litigation contexts.
Cap Rate
Cap Rate Compression
Capital Call
Capital Contribution
Capital Expenditure Reserve
Capital Gain
Capital Gains Exclusion
Capital Gains Tax Exclusion Primary Residence
Capital Improvement
Capital Improvement Assessment
Capital Improvements vs Repairs
Capital Lease
Capital Stack
Capitalization Rate (Cap Rate)
Carrying Costs
Case Law
Cash Flow Statement
Cash for Keys Agreement
Cash-Out Refinance
Casualty Loss
Causation
Cause of Action
Caveat Emptor
Caveat Emptor Buyer Beware Doctrine
Caveat Emptor Real Estate Doctrine
Certificate of Good Standing
Certificate of Need Healthcare Facility Approval
Certificate of Occupancy
Certificate of Occupancy
Certificate of Occupancy Requirements
Certificate of Title
Certificate of Title
Certificate of Title After Foreclosure
Certified Copy
Certiorari Review Extraordinary Writ Appeal
Cessation of Business
Chain of Custody
Chain of Title
Champerty and Maintenance Litigation Funding
Change of Ownership Notice
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Chapter 12
Chapter 15
Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Chapter 9
Charitable Immunity Nonprofit Liability Limit
Charitable Remainder Trust Planning
Chattel
Chattel Mortgage
Civil Complaint
Civil Remedy Notice
Civil Rights Section 1983 Action
Claim of Exemption
Claim of Lien
Claim of Right
Claim Preclusion Res Judicata Final Judgment
Class Action Lawsuit Group Litigation Procedure
Clawback Provision
Clear Title
Clerk of Court Official Records Custodian
Clerk of Court’s Certificate
Closing Agent
Closing Cost Estimate
Closing Costs
Closing Costs Estimate
Closing Disclosure
Closing Disclosure (CD)
Closing Protection Letter
Cloud on Title
Cloud on Title
Cloud on Title Removal
Co-Ownership Agreement
Coastal Construction Control Line
Code Enforcement Lien
Code Enforcement Lien
Codicil
Collateral
Collateral Assignment
Collateral Estoppel
Collateral Estoppel Issue Preclusion Doctrine
Collateral Security
Collateral Source Rule Damage Recovery
Collateral Source Rule Insurance Payment Offset
Collection Agency
Comity Doctrine Interstate Recognition
Commercial Driver License Suspension
Commercial Frustration of Purpose
Commercial Lease
Commercial Paper
Commercial Property Insurance
Commission Agreement
Commitment Date
Common Area
Common Area Maintenance Charges
Common Area Maintenance Charges
Common Interest Community
Common Interest Community
Common Interest Development (CID)
Common Law Marriage
Common Law Marriage Recognition Florida
Community Association Disclosure
Community Association Manager
Community Development District
Community Land Trust
Community Property vs Separate Property
Comparative Market Analysis
Comparative Market Analysis (CMA)
Comparative Negligence
Comparative Negligence in Florida
Compensatory Damages
Competent Party
Complaint for Partition
Completion Bond
Compound Interest
Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Comprehensive Plan Consistency
Compulsory Counterclaim Procedure
Concurrency Requirement for Development
Concurrent Closing Transaction
Concurrent Jurisdiction Multiple Court Authority
Condemnation
Condemnation Clause
Condemnation Proceeding
Condition Precedent
Condition Precedent Contract Performance
Condition Subsequent
Conditional Approval
Conditional Fee Estate
Conditional Use
Conditional Use Permit
Conditional Use Permit Zoning Application
Condominium Association
Condominium Association Assessment
Condominium Conversion
Condominium Declaration
Condominium Rider
Condominium Termination
Condominium Termination Process
Confirmation of Sale
Conflicts Check
Consent Decree Court Supervised Agreement
Consent Judgment
Consequential Damages
Consequential Damages Indirect Loss Recovery
Conservation Easement
Consideration
Consignment
Construction Defect Statute of Limitations
Construction Defect Statute of Repose
Construction Draw
Construction Draw Schedule
Constructive Delivery
Constructive Eviction
Constructive Eviction
Constructive Eviction Doctrine
Constructive Eviction Landlord Breach Habitability
Constructive Fraud
Constructive Notice
Constructive Trust Equitable Remedy
Contempt of Court
Contempt of Court Civil Criminal Sanction
Contingency
Contingent Beneficiary
Contingent Remainder
Contract
Contract Addendum
Contract Rider
Contribution Among Joint Tortfeasors Shared Liability
Contribution Claim
Conversion Clause
Convertible Note
Conveyance
Cooperative Apartment (Co-op)
Corporate Resolution
Corporate Veil
Corporate Veil Piercing in Florida
Corporation
Corporation by Estoppel
Corpus Delicti Body of Crime Proof
Correction Deed
Cost Approach (Appraisal)
Cost Segregation
Cost Segregation Study
Counteroffer
Court-Appointed Receiver
Covenant
Covenant Against Encumbrances
Covenant of Seisin
Credit Shelter Trust
Credit Union
Creditor’s Rights
Cross-Collateralization
Cross-Default Clause
Cross-Examination
Curative Title Work
Cure Period
Curing a Defect in Title
Curtesy
Custodial Account
Custodian
Cy Pres Doctrine Charitable Trust Modification
Cap Rate Compression
Capital Call
Capital Contribution
Capital Expenditure Reserve
Capital Gain
Capital Gains Exclusion
Capital Gains Tax Exclusion Primary Residence
Capital Improvement
Capital Improvement Assessment
Capital Improvements vs Repairs
Capital Lease
Capital Stack
Capitalization Rate (Cap Rate)
Carrying Costs
Case Law
Cash Flow Statement
Cash for Keys Agreement
Cash-Out Refinance
Casualty Loss
Causation
Cause of Action
Caveat Emptor
Caveat Emptor Buyer Beware Doctrine
Caveat Emptor Real Estate Doctrine
Certificate of Good Standing
Certificate of Need Healthcare Facility Approval
Certificate of Occupancy
Certificate of Occupancy
Certificate of Occupancy Requirements
Certificate of Title
Certificate of Title
Certificate of Title After Foreclosure
Certified Copy
Certiorari Review Extraordinary Writ Appeal
Cessation of Business
Chain of Custody
Chain of Title
Champerty and Maintenance Litigation Funding
Change of Ownership Notice
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Chapter 12
Chapter 15
Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Chapter 9
Charitable Immunity Nonprofit Liability Limit
Charitable Remainder Trust Planning
Chattel
Chattel Mortgage
Civil Complaint
Civil Remedy Notice
Civil Rights Section 1983 Action
Claim of Exemption
Claim of Lien
Claim of Right
Claim Preclusion Res Judicata Final Judgment
Class Action Lawsuit Group Litigation Procedure
Clawback Provision
Clear Title
Clerk of Court Official Records Custodian
Clerk of Court’s Certificate
Closing Agent
Closing Cost Estimate
Closing Costs
Closing Costs Estimate
Closing Disclosure
Closing Disclosure (CD)
Closing Protection Letter
Cloud on Title
Cloud on Title
Cloud on Title Removal
Co-Ownership Agreement
Coastal Construction Control Line
Code Enforcement Lien
Code Enforcement Lien
Codicil
Collateral
Collateral Assignment
Collateral Estoppel
Collateral Estoppel Issue Preclusion Doctrine
Collateral Security
Collateral Source Rule Damage Recovery
Collateral Source Rule Insurance Payment Offset
Collection Agency
Comity Doctrine Interstate Recognition
Commercial Driver License Suspension
Commercial Frustration of Purpose
Commercial Lease
Commercial Paper
Commercial Property Insurance
Commission Agreement
Commitment Date
Common Area
Common Area Maintenance Charges
Common Area Maintenance Charges
Common Interest Community
Common Interest Community
Common Interest Development (CID)
Common Law Marriage
Common Law Marriage Recognition Florida
Community Association Disclosure
Community Association Manager
Community Development District
Community Land Trust
Community Property vs Separate Property
Comparative Market Analysis
Comparative Market Analysis (CMA)
Comparative Negligence
Comparative Negligence in Florida
Compensatory Damages
Competent Party
Complaint for Partition
Completion Bond
Compound Interest
Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Comprehensive Plan Consistency
Compulsory Counterclaim Procedure
Concurrency Requirement for Development
Concurrent Closing Transaction
Concurrent Jurisdiction Multiple Court Authority
Condemnation
Condemnation Clause
Condemnation Proceeding
Condition Precedent
Condition Precedent Contract Performance
Condition Subsequent
Conditional Approval
Conditional Fee Estate
Conditional Use
Conditional Use Permit
Conditional Use Permit Zoning Application
Condominium Association
Condominium Association Assessment
Condominium Conversion
Condominium Declaration
Condominium Rider
Condominium Termination
Condominium Termination Process
Confirmation of Sale
Conflicts Check
Consent Decree Court Supervised Agreement
Consent Judgment
Consequential Damages
Consequential Damages Indirect Loss Recovery
Conservation Easement
Consideration
Consignment
Construction Defect Statute of Limitations
Construction Defect Statute of Repose
Construction Draw
Construction Draw Schedule
Constructive Delivery
Constructive Eviction
Constructive Eviction
Constructive Eviction Doctrine
Constructive Eviction Landlord Breach Habitability
Constructive Fraud
Constructive Notice
Constructive Trust Equitable Remedy
Contempt of Court
Contempt of Court Civil Criminal Sanction
Contingency
Contingent Beneficiary
Contingent Remainder
Contract
Contract Addendum
Contract Rider
Contribution Among Joint Tortfeasors Shared Liability
Contribution Claim
Conversion Clause
Convertible Note
Conveyance
Cooperative Apartment (Co-op)
Corporate Resolution
Corporate Veil
Corporate Veil Piercing in Florida
Corporation
Corporation by Estoppel
Corpus Delicti Body of Crime Proof
Correction Deed
Cost Approach (Appraisal)
Cost Segregation
Cost Segregation Study
Counteroffer
Court-Appointed Receiver
Covenant
Covenant Against Encumbrances
Covenant of Seisin
Credit Shelter Trust
Credit Union
Creditor’s Rights
Cross-Collateralization
Cross-Default Clause
Cross-Examination
Curative Title Work
Cure Period
Curing a Defect in Title
Curtesy
Custodial Account
Custodian
Cy Pres Doctrine Charitable Trust Modification
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