Abstract. The article is devoted to the analysis of conceptual and methodological factors of the modern understanding of the legal status of a person. It is reasoned that the legal status supports and mediates relations between the state, society and the individual in the paradigm of the legal space.
The article is devoted to the theoretical and legal analysis of the category “legitimate interest”, the formation of its definition, the separation on this basis of a common understanding of the legitimate interests of citizens in the field of property. Particular attention is given to the analysis of three key theories of explanation of the content of legitimate interest, which relate to the identification of legitimate interests with the pursuit of a person, legal resolution and subjective legal law. The article proposes to recognize legitimate interest as a specific legal possibility.