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Contemporary Property (American Casebook Series)

  • Edition : 5th ed., 2019
  • Author(s) : Saxer, Medill, Nelson, Whitman
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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