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Understanding Property Law, Third Edition 2012

Understanding Property Law, Third Edition 2012

John G. Sprankling, Distinguished Professor and Scholar, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law


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    Understanding Property Law is a comprehensive and authoritative treatise from our Understanding series that is suitable for use in conjunction with any Property casebook. Features include:

    •   Complete coverage of all standard property topics, including landlord-tenant law, adverse possession, rights in personal property, estates and future interests, marital property, land sale transactions, servitudes, nuisance, zoning, takings, and other land use issues;
    •   Analysis of cutting-edge topics, such as property rights in human bodies, current takings issues, the new Restatement (Third) of Property (Servitudes), rights and duties of homeowners' associations, and property rights in personal names and likenesses;
    •   Discussion of the policy and historical underpinnings of property law doctrines; and
    •   Clear writing and detailed organization to facilitate student understanding of both basic concepts and controversial topics.

    Professors and adjunct professors may request complimentary examination copies of LexisNexis law school publications to consider for class adoption or recommendation. Please identify the book(s) you wish to receive, provide your institutional contact information, and submit your request here.

    PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
    Chapter One: What Is Property?
    Chapter Two: Jurisprudential Foundations of Property Law

    PART II: RIGHTS IN PERSONAL PROPERTY
    Chapter Three: Property Rights in Wild Animals
    Chapter Four: Finders of Personal Property
    Chapter Five: Gifts of Personal Property
    Chapter Six: Intellectual Property
    Chapter Seven: Other Personal Property Rules

    PART III: ESTATES AND FUTURE INTERESTS
    Chapter Eight: History of the Estates in Land System
    Chapter Nine: Present Estates
    Chapter Ten: Concurrent Ownership
    Chapter Eleven: Marital Property
    Chapter Twelve: Introduction to Future Interests
    Chapter Thirteen: Future Interests Held by the Transferor
    Chapter Fourteen: Future Interests Held by the Transferee

    PART IV: LANDLORD AND TENANT
    Chapter Fifteen: Introduction to Landlord-Tenant Law
    Chapter Sixteen: Creation of the Tenancy
    Chapter Seventeen: Condition of Leased Premises
    Chapter Eighteen: Transfer of Leasehold Interest
    Chapter Nineteen: Termination of the Tenancy

    PART V: THE SALE OF LAND
    Chapter Twenty: The Sales Contract
    Chapter Twenty-One: Condition of the Property
    Chapter Twenty-Two: The Mortgage
    Chapter Twenty-Three: The Deed
    Chapter Twenty-Four: Fundamentals of Land Title
    Chapter Twenty-Five: The Recording System
    Chapter Twenty-Six: Methods of Title Assurance

    PART VI: OTHER TRANSFERS OF LAND TITLE
    Chapter Twenty-Seven: Adverse Possession
    Chapter Twenty-Eight: Transfer of Property at Death

    PART VII: OWNERS AND NEIGHBORS
    Chapter Twenty-Nine: Nuisance
    Chapter Thirty: Trespass
    Chapter Thirty-One: Surface, Subsurface, and Air Space Rights

    PART VIII: LAND USE CONTROLS - PRIVATE
    Chapter Thirty-Two: Easements
    Chapter Thirty-Three: Real Covenants
    Chapter Thirty-Four: Equitable Servitudes
    Chapter Thirty-Five: Condominiums and Other Common Interest Communities

    PART IX: LAND USE CONTROLS - PUBLIC
    Chapter Thirty-Six: Fundamentals of Zoning
    Chapter Thirty-Seven: Tools for Zoning Flexibility
    Chapter Thirty-Eight: Modern Zoning Controversies
    Chapter Thirty-Nine: Eminent Domain
    Chapter Forty: Land Use Regulation and the Takings Clause
    Table of Cases
    Index

     

    Sprankling, John G.


    Professor John G. Sprankling is a nationally recognized authority on property law. His treatise Understanding Property Law is used by law students across the country. His articles on property and land use issues have appeared in a number of leading law journals, including the University of Chicago Law Review and the Cornell Law Review. Professor Sprankling began his legal career with Miller, Starr & Regalia, one of the nation?s largest property law firms. He practiced there for 14 years, ultimately serving as its managing partner. After teaching at Hastings College of the Law and Stanford Law School, he joined the Pacific McGeorge faculty in 1992. At Pacific McGeorge, he has served as Interim Dean and as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. He has also served as the Chair of the Property Law Section of the Association of American Law Schools.

     

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