Introduction to Property

by Joseph William Singer

Equally useful with any casebook, this exceptional paperback text:
- clearly explains property rules and doctrine through a textual treatment, describing the complicated and antiquated property laws in a lively, contemporary manner and including numerous examples
- emphasizes disagreements among states about the applicable rules of property law, with explanations of why states adopt different rules
- clarifies the norms and policy bases of property law through a balanced account of the various theoretical approaches to property, enabling students to understand the reasoning behind the law
- teaches students to spot issues by explaining how courts interpret ambiguous elements in rules and identifying situations likely to give rise to exceptions
- prepares students for class and for exams by modeling correct answers to hard cases in which the law is unclear.
- draws on the expertise of Joseph Singer, a leading property scholar who has authored a very popular property casebook
The Second Edition introduces new material:
- the text is redesigned for easier access, with special features highlighted
- new Supreme Court cases on regulatory takings law
- new court interpretations of the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act
- new state statutes
- footnotes, cases, and statutes updated with citations to recent cases
- updated problems reflect recent court decisions

901 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2001

Reviews

[Grayson]

My Property professor, John Dzienkowski, tended to make convoluted diagrams on the board that did not clarify the intricasies of constructive eviction. He loved this treatise, it made sense, no weird drawings, and I used it to learn what I think he wanted us to learn. Worked, would recommend.