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 related to real property:

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