Table of Contents

PART 1: THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND THE NATURE OF REAL PROPERTY. 

1. Introduction to the Legal System.  

2. The Nature of Property.  

3. The Scope of Real Property. 

4. Rights in Land of Others. 

PART 2: THE REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION. 

5. Types of Ownership. 

6. The Search for Real Estate. 

7. The Real Estate Contract. 

8. Title and Insurance. 

9. Financing the Real Estate Purchase. 

10. Closing and Taxation: Other Methods of Acquisition. 

11. Landlord and Tenant. 

PART 3: LAND USE AND REGULATION. 

12. Rights and Duties of Landowners and Occupants. 

13. Legal Planning and Regulation of Land Use. 

14. Environmental Law and Regulation. 

Appendices.