Property by Merrill, Thomas W. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Acknowledgments Contents Chapter 1 The Institution of Property

Exclusion and the Bundle of Rights The Thing’s the Thing General Justifications, General Concerns Further Reading

Chapter 2 Original Acquisition and the Scope of Property Claims

First Possession Discovery and Creation Accession Adverse Possession Sequential Possession, Finders, and the Relativity of Title The Mosaic of Acquisition Principles Further Reading

Chapter 3 The Domain of Property

The Demsetz theory Personhood Inherently Public Property Hybrid Resources Further Reading

Chapter 4 Owners as Gatekeepers

Laws for Owner Protection Self-Help Exceptions to the Right to Exclude Necessity Custom Public Accommodation Laws Antidiscrimination Laws Owner Powers Licenses Bailments Abandonment and Destruction Transfer by Sale, Gift, and Inheritance Further Reading

Chapter 5 Dividing Property Rights

Estates and Future Interests How the System Works Co-Ownership Marital Interests Further Reading

Chapter 6 Managing Property

Why Separate Management Authority from Other Incidents of Ownership? Leasing Property and Contract Models of the Lease Contract Implied Warranty of Habitability Transferring Leasehold Interests Common Interest Communities Trusts Further Reading

Chapter 7 Land Transactions and Title Records

Land Sale Contracts Title Records Mortgages Further Reading

Chapter 8 Neighbors and Neighborhood Effects

The Coase Theorem Tort Liability: Nuisance Modification of Property Rights: Easements Contract: Covenants Running with the Land Public Regulation: Zoning Further Reading

Chapter 9 Government Forbearance

The General Form of the Problem Sources of Forbearance The Rule of Law Procedural Due Process Vested Rights Stare Decisis Waivers of Sovereign Immunity Explicit Takings Public Use Just Compensation Regulatory Takings Further Reading

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