| Course ID: | REAL 7200. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Real Estate Law |
Course
Description: | How law impacts real estate, its ownership, conveyance, and
development. Real property ownership interests, restrictions
on such interests, methods of transferring such interests,
private and public land-use controls, and legal transactions
involving real estate, such as gifts, sales and leases. |
| Oasis Title: | REAL ESTATE LAW |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in LEGL(REAL) 5200 |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | To familiarize students with the basics of Real Estate Law and
to enable them to form an initial understanding of legal
theories and concepts from a business perspective. |
| Topical Outline: | Chapter 1 - Instruction and Sources of Real Estate Law
Chapter 3 - Extent of Real Estate Interests
Chapter 4 - Nonpossessory Interests in Real Estate
Chapter 5 - Fixtures
Chapter 6 - Liens
Chapter 7 - Describing Land Interests
Chatper 8 - Co-Ownership of Real Estate
Chapter 9 - The Landlord-Tenant Relationship
Chapter 10 - Commercial Leases
Chapter 11 - Multiunit Real Estate Interest
Chapter 12 - The Broker's Role in the Transfer of Real Estate
Chapter 13 - Methods of Transfer and Conveyance in Real Estate
Chapter 14 - The Purchase Contract
Chapter 15 - Financing in the Transfer of Real Estate
Chapter 16 - Closing the Deal
Chapter 17 - Transferring Real Estate Ownership and Transfer
Chapter 18 - Zoning
Chapter 19 - Constitutional Issues in Real Estate
Chapter 20 - Environmental Law
Chapter 21 - Tax Aspects of Real Estate Ownership and Transfer
Chapter 22 - Legal Issues in Land Acquisition, Finance and
Development |