What is the difference between Contract Law and Property Law?

<p>Hi,</p><p>Both Contract Law and Property Law concern people and things. However, they differ in the focuses and their purposes:</p><table dir="ltr" style="width: 44.2043%;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><colgroup><col style="width: 33.321%;" width="100"><col style="width: 33.321%;" width="100"><col style="width: 33.321%;" width="100"></colgroup><tbody><tr><th>Feature</th><th>Contract Law</th><th>Property Law</th></tr><tr><td>Focus</td><td>Agreements between parties</td><td><div><div>Ownership and relationships to things</div></div></td></tr><tr><td>Key concepts</td><td>Offer, acceptance, consideration, capacity, legality, discharge, remedies</td><td><div><div>Ownership, possession, transfer, easements, liens, mortgages, landlord-tenant relationships</div></div></td></tr><tr><td>Function</td><td>Enforce agreements and provide remedies for breach</td><td><div><div>Define ownership rights and regulate relationships to things</div></div></td></tr><tr><td>Example</td><td>Contract to buy a car</td><td><div><div>Inheriting a house</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>

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