Property: [Connected eBook with Study Center] / Edition 9

by Jesse Dukeminier, James E. Krier, Gregory S. Alexander, Michael S. Schill, Lior Jacob Strahilevitz

Overview

This pathbreaking casebook retains the qualities that have earned it such a loyal following —— excellent organization, stimulating text, distinctive sense of humor and human interest, and adaptability to a wide range of courses —— while it incorporates the latest developments in the field.

Property, Fourth Edition, once again offers comprehensive coverage of the full range of property issues, including outstanding treatments of two of the most difficult topics:

Estates and Future Interests Ñ A combination of text, problems, and carefully—chosen leading cases keeps this discussion both readable and interesting. Servitudes —— This clear explication is based on historical development up to the present with full treatment of the Restatement, Third, of Servitude.Fully updated

PROPERTY includes timely material on:

developments in fair housing

property rights of same—sex couples

trends in common interest developments

zoning; a rewritten chapter now emphasizes planning goals

Property, Fourth Edition, takes an exciting and contemporary approach to this essential subject. From the introductory chapter on what can be considered property and why we have private property to the concluding examination of eminent domain and the problem of regulatory takings, Dukeminier and Krier supply clear explanations, lucid analyses, and compelling illustrations to bring students to a deep and meaningful understanding of the law.

Known for its excellent case selection, Property gives instructors the flexibility to tailor use to individual course needs and teaching methods. The thoroughly revised Teacher's Manual —— longregarded as one of the best in any subject Ñ answers every problem and analyzes every case in the book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781454881995
Publisher:	Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Publication date:	12/06/2017
Series:	Aspen Casebook Series
Pages:	1248
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 10.20(h) x 1.90(d)

Table of Contents

Part I: An Introduction to Some Fundamentals

Chapter 1. First Possession: Acquisition of Property by Discovery, Capture, and Creation
Chapter 2. Subsequent Possession: Acquisition of Property by Find, Adverse Possession, and Gift

Part II: System of Estates (Leaseholds Aside)

Chapter 3. Possessory Estates
Chapter 4. Future Interests
Chapter 5. Co-ownership and Marital Interests

Part III: Leaseholds: The Law of Landlord and Tenant

Chapter 6. Tradition, Tension, and Change in Landlord-Tenant Law

Part IV: Transfers of Land

Chapter 7. The Land Transaction
Chapter 8. Title Assurance

Part V: Land-Use Controls

Chapter 9. Judicial Land Use Controls: The Law of Nuisance
Chapter 10. Private Land Use Controls: The Law of Servitudes
Chapter 11. Legislative Land Use Controls: The Law of Zoning
Chapter 12. Eminent Domain and the Problem of Regulatory Takings