Introduction
Welcome to Regent University Law School. We look forward to serving your research needs. This guide will help you find property law resources offered by your Law Library. Under the Study Aids and Tutorials tab, you will find resources to help you better understand the different issues encountered in propertty law. Each study aid referenced below has a brief description with a link to the catalog to help you find the resource in the Law Library. Although copies are available for circulation, we keep an original to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to review these resources.. The CALI lessons provide self-paced tutorials and are a great way to gain more insight into this topic. We also have audio CD's for property law. Please click on the Sample Exam Questions tab for more helpful resources.
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Audio
Sum and Substance Audio on Property by ISBN: 9780314267252Publication Date: 2013-12-19Convenient and effective, Sum and Substance Audio Set on Real Property, 3rd presents the essentials of real property law in a clear, succinct, time-saving format. Includes Quick Reference Indexing, allowing you to quickly locate all topics in the recording, and informed exam tips to maximize performance. Sections discuss, among others: study techniques, ownership, tenure, seisin, estates in land, future interests, reversion, remainders, title, powers of appointment, tenancy, marital property estates, landlord and tenant, assignment and subletting, easements, profits, licenses, land sales contracts, financing, deeds, covenants of title, estoppel by deed, recording acts, lateral and subjacent support, and public land use control.
Law Library Property Study Aids
Property by ISBN: 9781454850069Publication Date: 2015-08-07Property: Examples & Explanations, Fifth Edition, is a study aid that offers clear textual introductions to legal terms and concepts in property law, followed by examples and explanations that test and apply the reader's understanding of the material covered.
Property by ISBN: 9780195314762Publication Date: 2010-04-21The Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law: Property provides both a bird's eye overview of property law and an introduction to how property law affects larger concerns with individual autonomy, personhood, and economic organization. Written by two authorities on property law, this book gives students of property a coherent account of how property law works, with an emphasis on describing the central issues and policy debates. It is designed for law students who want a short and theoretically integrated treatment of the subject, as well as for lawyers who are interested in the conceptual foundations of the law of property.
Principles of Property Law Concise Hornbook by ISBN: 0314150455Publication Date: 2008-03-24Hovenkamp and Kurtz' Principles of Property Law reorganizes cases and statutory law, adds new material, particularly the "regulatory" aspects of property law, and conforms with modern law school courses in real property. Chapters open with brief outlines of the law encompassed within, providing an overview of rules in that area. This is followed by a series of factually based problems designed to generate thoughts about how these rules could be applied in real-life situations, which in turn is followed by a statement of applicable law and analysis of legal issues raised, plus likely outcomes and current citations of the various laws. References to commentators in the treatise and periodicals are included, and problems cover most areas of interest and complexity pertaining to a given body of law.
Inside Property Law by ISBN: 9780735572324Publication Date: 2009-05-20A concise and student-friendly study guide, Inside Property Law: What Matters and Why emphasizes the essential components of Property Law, how they fit together, and why. Explicit pedagogical features include graphics, Sidebars, and Frequently Asked Questions, among others to guide comprehension and reinforce learning.
The Law of Property by ISBN: 9780314285492Publication Date: 2014-04-25This 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.
Real Property in a Nutshell by ISBN: 9781634599207Publication Date: 2015-11-20This 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.
Personal Property in a Nutshell by ISBN: 9781634603379Publication Date: 2018-03-07This reference guide provides an authoritative summary of personal property that will enhance your ability to distinguish between title and possession. Teaches by example, using a set of readily understandable situations. Also includes the origins of substantive rules of law and procedure.
