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Property

LAW 108-01 Property 4 credits
Property focuses on the rules for acquiring, using, dividing (in various dimensions), and losing rights over scarce resources. Most material concerns realty, with limited consideration of personal property. Property will introduce the rudiments of capture, finds, and adverse possession; landlord-tenant law; the system of estates; co-ownership; easements; and restrictive covenants. In addition to these private law subjects, the course will introduce zoning and takings.

First Year Courses

Criminal Law
Civil Procedure
Torts
Property
Constitutional Law
Contracts
Legal Skills I
Legal Skills II