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Tables of Contents for Cases and Materials on Property
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
v
Introduction
vii
Acknowledgments
xiii
Table of Cases
xxxiii
PART I. WHAT IS PROPERTY? OWNERSHIP, POSSESSION, RIGHTS IN LAND AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES
Establishing the Distinction Between MEUS and TUUS
2
105
Occupancy, The Source of ``Property''?
2
36
Some Legal Consequences of the Label ``Possession'' (Herein of Jus Tertii)
38
25
Adverse Possession
63
44
The Concept of Property---A Digression
107
108
Introduction---What Is Property?
107
12
The Occupation Theory
119
1
The Labor Theory
120
12
The Utilitarian Theory
132
14
The Personality Theory
146
26
The Marxist Attack and the Liberal Response---Herein of Property Rights vs. Civil Rights
172
43
The Possession/Ownership of Land and the Allocation of Natural Resources---An Introduction to Rights and Remedies
215
104
The Basic Building Blocks
215
29
Particular Natural Resources
244
75
PART II. THE TRANSFER OF PROPERTY INTERESTS
The Conveyance and What You Can Convey
319
253
Gifts of Personal Property---The Policy of Formality vs. Intent
319
27
Introduction to Conveyancing and Estates in Land
346
38
The Common Law System of Estates in Land and Future Interests
384
65
Estates in Land and the Policy Against Undue Restraints on Alienation
449
56
Estates in Land and the Family
505
67
A Survey of the Modern Land Transaction
572
91
Introduction---Lawyers and Brokers
572
4
The Purchase Agreement or Contract
576
14
Two Key Elements in the Transaction---Financing and Title Assurance
590
57
The Closing
647
2
A Few Glimpses of the Conveyancing Process in Operation
649
14
The Housing Problem---The Changing Law of Landlord and Tenant
663
189
Introduction to Estates, Rent, and Some Contemporary Problems
663
11
Creation of the Leasehold Estate
674
6
Termination of the Leasehold Estate
680
53
Rights and Obligations of Landlord and Tenant
733
69
Direct Government Intervention in the Housing Market
802
34
The Significance and Effect of Residential Landlord and Tenant Reform
836
16
PART III. LAND USE
Limits on the Use of Land Resulting From Property Interests of Another
852
161
Introduction
852
3
Inherent Limits of the Fee Simple Absolute---Sic Utere Tuo ut Alienum Non Laedas
855
34
Private Adjustments of the Use Rights Associated With the Fee
889
124
Public Control of Land Use
1013
162
Introduction
1013
1
Public Nuisance
1013
14
Zoning---An Introduction
1027
13
Reasonable Means, Legitimate Purposes
1040
42
Is It Regulation or a Taking?
1082
93
Index
1175