What is the difference between Contract Law and Property Law?

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Both Contract Law and Property Law concern people and things. However, they differ in the focuses and their purposes

Feature	Contract Law	Property Law
Focus	Agreements between parties	Ownership and relationships to things
Key concepts	Offer, acceptance, consideration, capacity, legality, discharge, remedies	Ownership, possession, transfer, easements, liens, mortgages, landlord-tenant relationships
Function	Enforce agreements and provide remedies for breach	Define ownership rights and regulate relationships to things
Example	Contract to buy a car	Inheriting a house