<Li> Ownership of land by swearing to make productive use of it . In several developing countries as Egypt, Senegal,...this method is still presently in use . In Senegal, it is mentioned as "mise en valeur des zones du terroir" and in Egypt, it is called Wadaa al - yad . </Li> <Li> Allodial title, a system in which real property is owned absolutely free and clear of any superior landlord or sovereign . True allodial title is rare, with most property ownership in the common law world (Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States) being in fee simple . Allodial title is inalienable, in that it may be conveyed, devised, gifted, or mortgaged by the owner, but it may not be distressed and restrained for collection of taxes or private debts, or condemned (eminent domain) by the government . </Li> <Li> Feudal land tenure, a system of mutual obligations under which a royal or noble personage granted a fiefdom--some degree of interest in the use or revenues of a given parcel of land--in exchange for a claim on services such as military service or simply maintenance of the land in which the lord continued to have an interest . This pattern obtained from the level of high nobility as vassals of a monarch down to lesser nobility whose only vassals were their serfs . </Li> <Li> Fee simple . Under common law, this is the most complete ownership interest one can have in real property, other than the rare Allodial title . The holder can typically freely sell or otherwise transfer that interest or use it to secure a mortgage loan . This picture of "complete ownership" is, of course, complicated by the obligation in most places to pay a property tax and by the fact that if the land is mortgaged, there will be a claim on it in the form of a lien . In modern societies, this is the most common form of land ownership . Land can also be owned by more than one party and there are various concurrent estate rules . </Li>

The most common type of land tenure in australia