Research Guides: 1L Subject Study Guides: Property

Introduction

Topics covered in the required course include personal property, estates and interests in land, landlord-tenant, basic land conveyancing, and private land use controls.

Audio & Video Study Aids

1L year is busy, and it is understandable if you do not have the time to read additional study materials. Luckily, Wolters Kluwer and West Academic have some great audio and video study aids you can listen to. Here are a couple of good resources:

Subject Guides

Acing Property by Colleen E. Medill
Call Number: LAW RESERVE 2nd floor KF 561 .M43 2012

ISBN: 0314280952

Publication Date: 2012-08-16

Uses a checklist format to guide students through the material, providing a framework for students to use to analyze Property Law problems.
The Glannon Guide to Property by James Charles Smith
Call Number: LAW RESERVE 2nd floor KF 561 .S625 2015

ISBN: 1454846917

Publication Date: 2015-01-20

Uses short explanations of key rules followed by multiple choice questions to review the material.

Available online at aspenlaw.com: Glannon Guide to Property. If you are off-campus, you will have to login through the VPN first; see instructions here.

Inside Property Law by Daniel B. Bogart; John Makdisi; Carol Necole Brown
Call Number: LAW RESERVE 2nd floor KF 560 .B64 2012

ISBN: 1454810963

Publication Date: 2011-12-20

Covers the essential Property Law topics with multiple roadmaps (including FAQs, summaries, and sidebars) throughout to ensure understanding of the material.

Available online at aspenlaw.com: Inside Property Law. If you are off-campus, you will have to login through the VPN first; see instructions here.

Moynihan's Introduction to the Law of Real Property by Sheldon Kurtz
Call Number: LAW RESERVE 2nd floor KF 570 .M6 2015

ISBN: 1634592212

Publication Date: 2015-05-03

Provides in-depth coverage of relevant Property Law topics including estates and interests in land, landlord-tenant, land conveyancing, and private land use controls.
Property by Thomas W. Merrill; Henry E. Smith (Contribution by)
Call Number: LAW RESERVE 2nd floor KF 561 .M47 2010

ISBN: 019531476X

Publication Date: 2010-04-21

An introduction to Property Law, focusing on how the law works by concisely describing the central issues; provides foundation for the material.
Personal Property in a Nutshell by Barlow Burke
Call Number: LAW RESERVE 2nd floor KF 705 .Z9 B83 2018

ISBN: 1634603370

Publication Date: 2018-03-07

Provides a thorough, but concise, summary of personal Property Law.
Estates in Land and Future Interests by Thomas F. Bergin; Paul G. Haskell
Call Number: LAW RESERVE 2nd floor KF 577 .B4 1984

ISBN: 0882771841

Publication Date: 1984-01-01

Delves into estates and future interests, covering conditions of survivorship, class gifts, powers of appointment, and the rule against perpetuities.
Principles of Property Law by Sheldon Kurtz; Thomas Gallanis
Call Number: LAW RESERVE 2nd floor KF 570 .S531 2016

ISBN: 1634607015

Publication Date: 2016-10-06

Provides brief outlines of the law at the beginning of each chapter, then after a brief explanation, uses hypotheticals and short answer questions to review materials.
Property 3e by Singer
Call Number: LAW RESERVE 2nd floor KF 570 .Z9 S56 2010

ISBN: 0735589356

Publication Date: 2009-12-08

Explains Property Law through concise explanations, analytical discussions of the key cases, and hypotheticals; addresses current Property Law disputes.
Property by D. Barlow Burke; Joseph A. Snoe
Call Number: LAW RESERVE 2nd floor KF 560 .B877 2019

ISBN: 9781454891536

Publication Date: 2019

Examples & Explanations: Property, Sixth Edition, is a study aid that offers clear textual introductions to legal terms and concepts in property law, followed by examples and explanations that test and apply the reader's understanding of the material covered.

Available online at aspenlaw.com: Examples and Explanations for Property. If you are off-campus, you will have to login through the VPN first; see instructions here.

Property Stories by Gerald Korngold; Andrew P. Morriss
Call Number: LAW RESERVE 2nd floor KF 560 .P75 2009

ISBN: 1599413752

Publication Date: 2009-03-05

Through twelve influential property cases, focuses on how lawyers, judges, and policy factors shaped the litigation, and why the cases have attained noteworthy status.
Real Property in a Nutshell by Roger Bernhardt; Ann Burkhart
Call Number: LAW RESERVE 2nd floor KF 570 .Z9 B47 2016

ISBN: 1634599209

Publication Date: 2015-11-20

Great supplement with a straightforward introduction to Property Law.
The Law of Property by Roger A. Cunningham; William B. Stoebuck; Dale A. Whitman
Call Number: LAW RESERVE 2nd floor KF 570 .C86 2000

ISBN: 0314228705

Publication Date: 2000-05-01

Contains detailed explanations of the law with footnote citations to court decisions to help with further review if necessary.
Understanding Property Law by John G. Sprankling
Call Number: LAW RESERVE 2nd floor KF 561 .S67 2017

ISBN: 1522105573

Publication Date: 2017-02-23

Comprehensive review of major Property Law topics.

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