Course Info
The nature of property interests; estates in land and future interests; concurrent ownership; landlord-tenant; transfer of property interests; easements, covenants, and equitable servitudes; nuisance; and zoning.
Instructor [Section 310 - Advocates]
Prof. Jonathan Adler is the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and Director of the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law. He teaches courses in environmental, administrative and constitutional law.
Instructor [Section 320 - Barristers]
Prof. Craig A. Nard is the Galen J. Roush Professor of Law and the Director of the Spangenberg Center for Law, Technology & the Arts. He also is a Senior Lecturer at the World Intellectual Property Organization at the University of Torino, Italy, and Principles Advisor to the Center for Studies and Intellectual Property in Calcutta, India. He is the author of casebooks on both patent law and intellectual property law. His scholarly writing has been published in leading law reviews.
Syllabus
The syllabus for your course is available on Canvas.
Textbooks
Required texts for both sections
Property: Principles and Policies by Call Number: KF560.M47 2022ISBN: 9781636593678Publication Date: 2022-05-23Available for the first 2 weeks of classes at eproducts.westacademic.com.
Instruction sheet to set up access
A Possessory Estates and Future Interests Primer by ISBN: 9781636593074Publication Date: 2022-07-14Available for the first 2 weeks of classes at eproducts.westacademic.com.
Instruction sheet to set up access
Study Aids
These study aids are available online. Please click the hyperlinked title to view them. For instructions on how to use the specific platforms, including troubleshooting, please view Andy Dorchak's Study Aids Research Guide.
Acing Property by ISBN: 9781683284499Publication Date: 2022-03-11Available via West Academic Study Aids.
Black Letter Outline on Property by ISBN: 9780314275509Publication Date: 2012Available via West Academic Study Aids.
Emanuel CrunchTime for Property by ISBN: 9781454870227Publication Date: 2017Available via the Aspen Learning Library
Glannon Guide to Property by ISBN: 9781543802979Publication Date: 2018-08-27Available via the Aspen Learning Library
Personal Property in a Nutshell by Call Number: KF705.Z9 B83 2003 (Law Reserve)ISBN: 9781634603379Publication Date: 2018-03-07The electronic version is available via the West Academic platform. Print version is 3rd edition.
Examples and Explanations for Property by ISBN: 9781543809725Publication Date: 2019-03-13Available via the Aspen Learning Library
Questions and Answers: Intellectual Property by ISBN: 9781531015992Publication Date: 2020-04-01Available via LexisNexis Digital Library.
Real Property in a Nutshell by ISBN: 9781634599207Publication Date: 2015Available via West Academic Study Aids.
Sum and Substance Quick Review on Property by ISBN: 9780314180957Publication Date: 2012Available via West Academic Study Aids.
Understanding Property Law by ISBN: 9781522105572Publication Date: 2020-09Available via LexisNexis Digital Library.
- "Whose Land is This, Anyway?"This is a poem SaraJean Petite wrote when memorizing the types of estates and future interests as a student in Professor Adler's Spring 2014 Property Law class. If you catch her in the library, she will perform it to a karaoke track upon request.
CALI
Computer-Aided Legal Instruction (CALI) requires an authorization code to use. If you do not have a CALI account, please contact Kieran Layton or the reference desk for assistance.
Quimbee
If you have not registered your Quimbee account, please contact Kieran Layton or the reference desk for assistance.
Audio Guides
Law School Legends Audio on Real Property by ISBN: 9781634606318Publication Date: 2016Available via West Academic Study Aids.
Sum and Substance Audio on Property by Publication Date: 2014Available via West Academic Study Aids.