Real Property

Question 1

Real Property: General Roadmap

Answer 1

I. Ownership
II. Landlord/Tenant
III. The Land Sale Contract
IV. Titles
V. Mortgages and Security Interests
VI. Disputes About Use of Land

Question 2

I. Ownership

Answer 2

A. General Approach
B. Present Estates
C. Future Interests (RAP)
D. Concurrent Estates
E. Special Real Property Issues

Question 3

II. Landlord/Tenant

Answer 3

A. Types of Tenancies
B. Duties of the Tenant
C. Duties of the Landlord
D. Tort Liability
E. Assignment and Subletting

Question 4

III. The Land Sale Contract

Answer 4

A. Formation
B. Performance
C. Remedies
D. Equitable Conversion
E. Options and Rights of First Refusal

Question 5

IV. Titles

Answer 5

A. Adverse Possession
B. Delivery and Recording of Deed
C. Conveyance by Will, Trust, and Operation of Law
D. Restraints on Alienation

Question 6

V. Mortgages and Security Interests

Answer 6

A. Mortgage
B. Mortgage Alternatives
C. Transfer
D. Pre-Foreclosure Rights and Duties
E. Foreclosure
F. Discharge

Question 7

VI. Disputes About Use of Land

Answer 7

A. Easements
B. Covenants
C. Fixtures
D. Emblements (Crops)
E. Zoning
F. Dedication
G. Nuisance
H. License
I. Other Property Rights (Water, Air, Support)

Question 8

VI.A. Easements

Answer 8

1. Generally
2. Creation
3. Transfer
4. Scope
5. Termination

Question 9

VI.B. Covenants

Answer 9

1. Real Covenants
2. Equitable Servitudes
3. Implied Reciprocal Servitudes
4. Defenses
5. Transfer
6. Termination
7. Common-Interest Ownership Communities

Question 10

VI.E. Zoning

Answer 10

1. Authority
2. Types of Zoning Laws
3. Challenges to Restrictive Zoning
4. Treatment of Existing Nonconforming Property
5. Treatment of Post-Ordinance Noncomformity
6. Procedural Due Process Rights
7. Alternative Forms of Zoning
8. Zoning and Comprehensive Plan
9. Zoning Changes
10. Subdivision Development
11. Relationship to Covenants