Property Law Rules, Policies, and Practices [Connected eBook with Study Center]

by Singer, Joseph William; Berger, Bethany R.; Davidson, Nestor M.; Peñalver, Eduardo Moises

• ISBN13: 9798894102542
• ISBN10: 8894102548
• eBook ISBN(s): 9798894102566
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2025-09-19
• Publisher: Aspen Publishing
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Summary

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This hugely successful materials-and-problems book is acclaimed for its textual clarity, evenhanded perspective, and contemporary, up-to-date character. This book is easily distinguished from other property casebooks for its plain-language descriptions of legal doctrine; explanations of the social ramifications of our system of property law; emphasis on statutory and regulatory interpretation; comprehensive treatment of public accommodations and fair housing law, tribal property issues, and intellectual property; and use of the problem method to teach legal reasoning and lawyering skills. Streamlined for more accessible teaching, the Ninth Edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect significant changes in the law of property, including developments in intellectual property, housing discrimination, regulatory takings, and more.

New to the 9th Edition:

• Updated to reflect significant changes in the law of property to help professors keep current and be aware of emerging disputes.
• Streamlined to assist in making teaching from the casebook more accessible, without sacrificing coverage and depth.
• New materials and problems have been added in an array of areas, including:
  • New lawyering exercises enabling students to parse doctrine and transactional and statutory language in ways to be tested on NextGen bar exam;
  • City of Grants Pass v. Johnson (2024), holding that the Eighth Amendment does not prevent the prosecution of homeless people for sleeping on the streets;
  • Developments in intellectual property, including Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith (2023), on fair use in copyright, and Jack Daniels Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products, LLC (2023), on parody and trademarks;
  • Antitrust litigation against the realtor industry;
  • Shifts in fair housing law, including widening focus on algorithmic discrimination across the market for housing; and
  • Supreme Court developments in regulatory takings, including Tyler v. Hennepin County (2023), addressing the constitutional status of surplus equity after a foreclosure, and Sheetz v. County of El Dorado (2024), clarifying that legislative exactions are subject to the Nollan/Dolan analysis.

Professors and students will benefit from:

• Clear, concise, accessible coverage of core property doctrines, through case law, statutes, and regulatory materials;
• Fully updated engagement with contemporary controversies in our system of property; and
• Excellent opportunities for problem- and exercise-based learning in every section.

Table of Contents

SUMMARY OF CONTENTS

Contents 
Preface to the Ninth Edition 
A Guide to the Book 
How to Brief a Case and Prepare for Class 
Acknowledgments

PART ONE
PROPERTY IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY 
CHAPTER 1
Trespass: The Right to Exclude and Rights of Access 
CHAPTER 2
Competing Justifications for Property Rights
CHAPTER 3
What Can Be Owned?

PART TWO
RELATIONS AMONG NEIGHBORS
CHAPTER 4
Adverse Possession 
CHAPTER 5
Nuisance: Resolving Conflicts Between Free Use and Quiet Enjoyment 
CHAPTER 6
Land Use and Natural Resources Regulation 
CHAPTER 7
Servitudes: Rules Governing Contractual Restrictions
on Land Use

PART THREE
OWNERSHIP IN COMMON 
CHAPTER 8
Concurrent, Family, and Entity Property 
CHAPTER 9
Present Estates and Future Interests 
CHAPTER 10
Leaseholds 

PART FOUR
THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF THE MARKET
FOR REAL ESTATE 
CHAPTER 11
Real Estate Transactions 
CHAPTER 12
Fair Housing Law 

PART FIVE
CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION FOR PROPERTY 
CHAPTER 13
Takings Law 

Table of Cases 
Table of Statutes 
Index