The Law of Property : an Introductory survey

This title is a comprehensive, one-volume introduction to the modern law of real property. Each chapter begins with an overview of rules and concepts, followed by a series of problems and exercises designed to demonstrate how the rules and concepts apply in real situations. Each problem is followed by a comprehensive analysis of the legal issues raised, including citations of the relevant cases and statutes. This edition has been fully updated to reflect current developments.*

Contents

• Preface

• Personal property : rights of some possessors

• Bailments

• Gifts, including bank accounts

• Rights of possessors of land, including adverse possession

• Classifying possessory estates

• Classifying future interests

• Special rules governing future interests

• Marital and concurrent estates

• Landlord and tenant law

• Servitudes : easements, covenants, equitable servitudes

• Nuisance

• Legislative control over land use-zoning, the takings clause, and housing discrimination

• Cooperatives, condominiums and homeowners associations

• Seller and buyer : the land sale contract

• The evolution of the modern deed

• Conveyancing by deed

• Assurance of title.