<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The bundle of rights is a metaphor to explain the complexities of property ownership . Law school professors of introductory property law courses frequently use this conceptualization to describe "full" property ownership as a partition of various entitlements of different stakeholders . </P> <P> The bundle of rights is commonly taught in US first - year law school property classes to explain how a property can simultaneously be "owned" by multiple parties . The term, "bundle of rights," likely came into use during the late 19th century and continued to gain ground thereafter . Prior to that, the idea of property entailed more the owner's dominion over a thing, placing restrictions on others from "messing" with the owner's property . "Bundle of rights," however, implies rules specifying, proscribing, or authorizing actions on the part of the owner . </P>

The concept of a bundle of rights refers to