Study Real Property with expertly written law school outlines available in Full, Cram, and Bar exam formats.
Real Property covers the doctrines that govern ownership, use, and transfer of land — one of the most heavily tested MBE subjects. Our comprehensive Real Property outline starts with estates in land (fee simple absolute, fee simple determinable, fee simple subject to a condition subsequent, fee simple subject to an executory limitation, fee tail, life estate pur autre vie) and their accompanying future interests (reversion, possibility of reverter, right of entry, remainder — vested, contingent, subject to open, subject to divestment — and executory interests, shifting and springing). You will work through the Rule Against Perpetuities, the Rule in Shelley's Case, the doctrine of worthier title, and the destructibility of contingent remainders, with modern abolition statutes noted. Concurrent ownership (joint tenancy with right of survivorship, tenancy in common, tenancy by the entirety) and the rules for severance are covered. Landlord-tenant law addresses the four leasehold estates (term for years, periodic tenancy, tenancy at will, tenancy at sufferance), the implied warranty of habitability, constructive eviction, assignment versus sublease, and the tenant's duties and remedies. Adverse possession (open, notorious, continuous, hostile, exclusive), easements (express, implied, prescriptive, by necessity, scope, termination), covenants running with the land, and equitable servitudes are covered in depth. The recording system (race, notice, race-notice statutes and bona fide purchaser doctrine), mortgages (lien versus title theory, foreclosure, deeds of trust), and conveyancing round out the core outline. Dedicated Nuisance and Zoning & Land Use outlines cover private and public nuisance, regulatory takings, variances, nonconforming uses, and comprehensive planning. Available in Full, Cram, and Bar formats. Connects to Wills, Trusts, & Estates, Remedies, and Contracts. Search terms: Rule Against Perpetuities, adverse possession, easement appurtenant, race-notice statute, implied warranty of habitability, fee simple determinable.