TY - BOOK AU - Sprankling,John G. TI - Understanding property law T2 - Understanding series SN - 9781422498736 (pbk.) AV - KF561.S67 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - New Providence, NJ PB - LexisNexis KW - Property KW - United States N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; What is property? -- Jurisprudential foundations of property law -- Property rights in wild animals -- Finders of personal property -- Gifts of personal property -- Intellectual property -- Other personal property rules -- History of the estates in land system -- Present estates -- Concurrent ownership -- Marital property -- Introduction to future interests -- Future interests held by the transferor -- Future interests held by the transferee -- Introduction to landlord-tenant law -- Creation of the tenancy -- Condition of leased premises -- Transfer of leasehold interest -- Termination of the tenancy -- The sales contract -- Condition of the property -- The mortgage -- The deed -- Fundamentals of land title -- The recording system -- Methods of title assurance -- Adverse possession -- Transfer of property at death -- Nuisance -- Trespass -- Surface, subsurface, and air space rights -- Easements -- Real covenants -- Equitable servitudes -- Condominiums and other common interest communities -- Fundamentals of zoning -- Tools for zoning flexibility -- Modern zoning controversies -- Eminent domain -- Land use regulation and the takings clause ER -