A property tort is a sub-category of torts relating to damage to property. It is an unlawful interference by one person, of another’s enjoyment of their private property. It arises when the right invaded is a property right rather than a personal right. Property torts include:
- Trespass on land (entering someone's land without permission),
- Trespass to chattels (handling items owned by another person without their permission), and
- Conversion (taking possession of someone else's property with the intent of not returning it).
[Last updated in April of 2022 by the Wex Definitions Team]