Examples & Explanations: Property, Sixth Edition, is a study aid that offers clear textual introductions to legal terms and concepts in property law, followed by examples and explanations that test and apply the reader’s understanding of the material covered. Both authors have years of experience presenting material in a clear and compelling way. With its rich pedagogy that features boldfaced legal terms and visual aids, Examples & Explanations: Property, Sixth Edition, fills a niche that is distinct from other books. Using a six-part topical organization, accomplished authors Barlow Burke and Joseph Snoe ensure that the rules and doctrines making up the first-year course on the law of property are well covered. New to the Sixth Edition: Revised and rearranged coverage and examples to focus on major points and concepts and to clarify more obscure issues Simplified examples and questions to highlight the main issue A more structured development of Chain of Title problems inherent in recording systems An added discussion of Construction Industry of Sonoma County v. City of Petaluma in the exclusionary zoning section Incorporation of the Department of Justice’s regulations and examples interpreting the Religious Land Use and Institutional Persons Act Expanded guidance on the Wireless Communication Facilities Act Reorganization of the chapter on Takings to emphasize how exceptions build on the Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City ad hoc factors Discussion on Muir v. Wisconsin in the Takings analysis (states’ ability to conceptually merge parcels to defeat a Takings claim) Follow-ups on the effect (or lack thereof) of Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection Brief discussion of Marvin M. Brandt Revocable Trust v. United States in easement chapter (whether a railroad abandoning a strip of land held an easement or a fee simple determinable) Clarification and expansion of the discussion of landlord-tenant issues
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For the Second Edition of their widely-used study guide, The authors reflect changes in the law and incorporate user feedback to make Property: Examples & Explanations even more accessible. With straightforward introductory text And The proven-effective pedagogy that is the hallmark of the Examples & Explanations series, this comprehensive paperback gives first-year students the extra assistance they need to master the fundamentals of property. the text earns the approval of both students and instructors for its: eminently clear and readable text examples and explanations that allow students to test and apply their understanding of laws and concepts six-part topical organization that matches the coverage of Dukeminier and Krier's best-selling casebook, As well as most first-year property courses citation of the same principal cases used in most leading casebooks skilled authorship; both Burke and Snoe have written other successful student texts the Second Edition introduces important changes: the first half of the book is reorganized to present the examples and explanations at the end of each chapter, making it consistent with the second half new introductory text and examples on the Third Restatement of Servitudes the takings chapter is updated with two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions: Palazzolo v. Rhode Island and Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency With its focused coverage, concise format, and problem-based pedagogy, Property: Examples & Explanations, Second Edition, rounds out any teaching package.