Real property in a nutshell

This concise work discusses most rules covered in real property casebooks. The text is divided into three sections. Part One provides an overview of property interests by covering lost v. mislaid v. abandoned property, adverse possession, gifts, common law estates, future interests, landlord-tenant law, concurrent ownership, marital property rights, easements, profits, licenses, real covenants, and equitable servitudes. Part Two covers conveyancing, including real estate brokers, contracts of sale, deeds, recording, title insurance, and mortgages. Part Three covers a variety of property rights and liabilities, including airspace, water rights, the right to support, agreed boundaries, fixtures, trespass, nuisance, and land use regulation.*

Contents

• Possession and ownership

• Common law estates

• Concurrent ownership

• Landlord and tenant

• Easements, profits, and licenses

• Real covenants and equitable servitudes

• Real estate brokers

• Contract of sale

• Transfer of title by deed

• Priorities : the recording system

• Title insurance

• Mortgages

• Airspace

• Water

• Support

• Agreed boundaries

• Fixtures

• Trespass

• Nuisance

• Land use regulation.