Alice, a resident of State X, purchases a piece of property located in State Y from Bob, a resident of State Z. After two years, Alice files a lawsuit in State X claiming that Bob misrepresented the property's boundaries. Under the choice of law rules, which state's law is most likely to govern the dispute?
Real property disputes are generally governed by the law of the state where the property is located. In this scenario, State Y's law would apply to the boundary misrepresentation claim, regardless of the residents' domiciles.
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