Which tort involves unauthorized entry to another's real property or forcible interference with another's personal property?

Which tort involves unauthorized entry to another's real property or forcible interference with another's personal property?

• A. Personal property
• B. Private nuisance
• C. Interference with employment
• D. Trespass

Answer: (D)

Trespass. This tort covers invading someone’s property rights without permission. It has two main forms: trespass to land, which is unauthorized entry onto real property, and trespass to chattels (personal property), which is forcible interference with someone else’s possession or use of personal property. The described conduct fits because it involves entering property without permission or directly interfering with property. Nuisance, by contrast, concerns indirect or ongoing interference with the use or enjoyment of land, not a direct entry or physical interference with property. Personal property is a category, not a tort by itself—the related tort would be trespass to chattels. Interference with employment isn’t a standard tort in this context.

Trespass. This tort covers invading someone’s property rights without permission. It has two main forms: trespass to land, which is unauthorized entry onto real property, and trespass to chattels (personal property), which is forcible interference with someone else’s possession or use of personal property. The described conduct fits because it involves entering property without permission or directly interfering with property.

Nuisance, by contrast, concerns indirect or ongoing interference with the use or enjoyment of land, not a direct entry or physical interference with property. Personal property is a category, not a tort by itself—the related tort would be trespass to chattels. Interference with employment isn’t a standard tort in this context.