【Table of Contents】

PART I: INTRODUCTION

1. What Is Property?

2. Jurisprudential Foundations of Property Law

PART II: RIGHTS IN PERSONAL PROPERTY

3. Property Rights in Wild Animals

4. Finders of Personal Property

5. Gifts of Personal Property

6. Intellectual Property

7. Other Personal Property Rules

PART III: ESTATES AND FUTURE INTERESTS

8. History of the Estates in Land System

9. Present Estates

10. Concurrent Ownership

11. Marital Property

12. Introduction to Future Interests

13. Future Interests Held by the Transferor

14. Future Interests Held by the Transferee

PART IV: LANDLORD AND TENANT

15. Introduction to Landlord-Tenant Law

16. Creation of the Tenancy

17. Condition of Leased Premises

18. Transfer of Leasehold Interest

19. Termination of the Tenancy

PART V: THE SALE OF LAND

20. The Sales Contract

21. Condition of the Property

22. The Mortgage

23. The Deed

24. Fundamentals of Land Title

25. The Recording System

26. Methods of Title Assurance

PART VI: OTHER TRANSFERS OF LAND TITLE

27. Adverse Possession

28. Transfer of Property at Death

PART VII: OWNERS AND NEIGHBORS

29. Nuisance

30. Trespass

31. Surface, Subsurface, and Air Space Rights

PART VIII: LAND USE CONTROLS - PRIVATE

32. Easements

33. Real Covenants

34. Equitable Servitudes

35. Condominiums and Other Common Interest Communities

PART IX: LAND USE CONTROLS - PUBLIC

36. Fundamentals of Zoning

37. Tools for Zoning Flexibility

38. Modern Zoning Controversies

39. Eminent Domain

40. Land Use Regulation and the Takings Clause

Table of Cases

Index