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.
Athena Title
REAL ESTATE LAW
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in LEGL(REAL) 5200
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
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
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