Contemporary Property

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:

- Present estates, future interests, and the Rule Against Perpetuities
- Cotenancy
- Landlord and tenant 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
- Trends in intellectual property
- Marital property rights of same-sex couples
- The sharing economy
- Challenges to land use regulation based on due process and equal protection
- The power of eminent domain and regulatory takings
- Challenges to land use regulation based on freedom of speech and religion