Admired for generations, his landmark casebook features:

• a dynamic yet traditional pedagogy that includes cases, text, questions, problems, visual illustrations, and vibrant examples
• a flexible, modular organization that allows the book to easily adapt to a range of syllabi and course credit hours
• comprehensive coverage that encompasses the full range of property topics , with in-depth treatments of estates and future interests, servitudes, and land-use controls
• cartoons and photographs that present humorous asides and visual commentary at appropriate intervals within the text
• an accessible and unobtrusive "economic lens" for critically thinking about property issues

Updated throughout, the Seventh Edition provides:

• major changes to the proposed new Restatement (Third) of Property--highlighted, to simplify the system of estates and future interests
• additional visual aids and problems in the estates and future interests chapters
• a fresh look at marital property law, including the recent gay marriage case from the Iowa Supreme Court
• simplified coverage of servitudes, particularly covenants and equitable servitudes
• new signposts in every chapter that link topics in the casebook to sources on the website
• recent developments in the law governing the landlord-tenant relationship in government-assisted housing
• a timely view of the mortgage crisis and changes in real estate financing
• streamlined coverage of zoning flexibility
• a new case and material on Religious Land Use and the Institutionalized Persons Act
• updates in land use regulation, environmental law, climate change, and "smart growth"
• icons added throughout the text to indicate which materials have online counterparts on the companion website,

An iconic book with a contemporary feel, Property, Seventh Edition, resonates with the late Jesse Dukeminier's original wit and wisdom. New co-authors Gregory Alexander and Michael Schill keep it fresh, sharp, and up to date with this thoughtful and thorough revision.

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• eminently clear and readable text
• six-part topical organization that matches the coverage of most first-year property courses and follows the organization of the best selling property casebook by Dukeminier, Krier, Alexander & Schill
• rich pedagogy includes boldfaced legal terms and visual aids, such as charts and diagrams, especially for common-law estates--a topic that lends itself to diagrammatic presentation
• the authors address principal cases used in most leading casebooks
• skilled and experienced authorship by long-time teachers and scholars of property law

• updated coverage of takings to include recent Supreme Court cases Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Kelo v. New London, and Lingle v. Chevron U.S.A.
• expanded introduction to trusts with clear and detailed descriptions of a trust, a grantor, a trustee, a life beneficiary, and a remainderman
• new substantive material added to coverage of:
  • the recording acts
  • the Third Restatement of Property concerning Servitudes (covenants and equitable servitudes)
  • Private Nuisance (Chapter 27) adjacent and subjacent support
• updated coverage of the Rule Against Perpetuities
• many examples and explanations have been revised for greater clarity and effectiveness
• language in the text has been simplified where needed for even greater accessibility

Emanuel Law Outline Features:

• #1 outline choice among law students
• Comprehensive review of all major topics
• Capsule summary of all topics
• Cross-reference table of cases
• Time-saving format
• Great for exam prep

Visual learners will enrich their law school experience early in the semester by using the application flow charts in CrunchTime to visually illuminate points of law.

Each CrunchTime title includes:

• A capsule summary that explains clearly the major topics and issues covered in the course.
• Flow charts that illustrate principles and concepts.
• Multiple-choice questions with answers that build exam-taking skills and confidence.
• Essay questions with model answers that include valuable tips for crafting a successful exam essay.
• Practice questions and answers modeled on the short-answer exam format.
• Exam tips that teach you how to avoid common traps and pitfalls.

This overview of property law addresses both classic and contemporary topics covered in the first-year property course in a straightforward format and offers clear explanations of property law through textual treatment, with numerous examples, as well as analytical discussion of key cases and issues followed by hypotheticals.

Exceptional in its coverage and accessibility, this property law treatise:
- Clearly explains both classic and contemporary property rules and doctrine through a textual treatment, describing complicated property laws in a lively, contemporary manner.
- Features margin notes to easily direct students to key concepts and ideas within the text.
- Includes numerous examples including modern case examples to help students understand the law.
- Prepares students for class and for exams by modeling correct answers to hard cases in which the law is unclear. By reading short summaries of the strongest arguments on both sides, students learn real-world skills for analyzing problems.
- Emphasizes disagreements among states about the applicable rules of property law, with explanations on why states adopt different rules.
- Teaches students to spot issues by explaining how courts interpret ambiguous elements in rules and identifying situations likely to give rise to exceptions.

The Third Edition features:
- A new section on the subprime mortgage crisis that provides a contemporary look at property law (includes a discussion of the Massachusetts SJC case Commonwealth v. Fremont).
- Material on the Harry Potter copyright case (Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.; J.K. Rowling v. RDR Books).
- Recent Oregon land-use ballot initiatives regarding property owners rights (Measures 37 and 49) and their impact.

- A new case on ownership issues surrounding Civil War-era papers once belonging to the governors of South Carolina (Wilcox v. Stroup).

When your students need extra help, steer them to a reliable, scholarly resource by recommending this comprehensive yet easily comprehensible treatise.