Understanding property law /
John G. Sprankling.
- 2a ed.
- Newark, NJ : LexisNexis Matthew Bender, 2007.
- xvii, 699, TC-31, I-28 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes index.
What is property? -- Jurisprudential foundations of property law -- Property rights in wild animals -- Finders of personal property -- Gifts of personal property -- Intellectual property -- Other personal property rules -- History of the estates in land system -- Present estates -- Concurrent ownership -- Marital property -- Introduction to future interests -- Future interests held by the transferor -- Future interests held by the transferee -- Introduction to landlord-tenant law -- Creation of the tenancy -- Condition of leased premises -- Transfer of leasehold interest -- Termination of the tenancy -- The sales contract -- Condition of the property -- The mortgage -- The deed -- Fundamentals of land title -- The recording system -- Methods of title assurance -- Adverse possession -- Transfer of property at death -- Nuisance -- Trespass -- Surface, subsurface, and air space rights -- Easements -- Real covenants -- Equitable servitudes -- Condominiums and other common interest communities -- Fundamentals of zoning -- Tools for zoning flexibility -- Modern zoning controversies -- Eminent domain -- Land use regulation and the takings clause.