Saxer, Medill, Nelson, and Whitman's Contemporary Property, 5th
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The Fifth Edition of CONTEMPORARY PROPERTY emphasizes the traditional areas of real property law that are covered on the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE). The Fifth Edition features in-depth coverage of the following MBE topics related to real property:
In addition, the Fifth Edition of CONTEMPORARY PROPERTY incorporates new developments and policy trends in Property Law, such as:
- Adverse possession
- Present estates, future interests, and the Rule Against Perpetuities
- Cotenancy
- Landlord and tenant law, including fair housing law
- Real estate contracts, deeds, and methods of title assurance
- Mortgage law principles, lien priority, and the foreclosure process
- Easements
- Restrictive covenants
- Zoning
In addition, the Fifth Edition of CONTEMPORARY PROPERTY incorporates new developments and policy trends in Property Law, such as:
- The relationship between private property rights and democracy
- Constitutional constraints on private property rights
- Marital property rights of same-sex couples
- The sharing economy
- The power of eminent domain and regulatory takings
- Challenges to land use regulation based on due process and equal protection
- Challenges to land use regulation based on freedom of speech and religion