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Defining and Acquiring Interests in Property, Third Edition

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Authors
  • Bridget M. Fuselier
Series / Aspen Select Series
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Book length
666 pages
Publication Date
2022-11-09
Edition
Third Edition
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Description

Of all the first-year courses, property is often the one most dreaded by law students.  The goal of Defining and Acquiring Interests in Property is to make the course less intimidating and more enjoyable and engage students by providing an exciting learning experience.

In order to increase student engagement with this challenging material, the book encourages students to approach property law with an open mind and to recognize some things are very different from what they appear. 

The book focus on a few key goals:

  • Providing students with a new definition of property that encourages them to think of “property” in a different light
  • Outlining and describing the various forms of property interests that the law creates
  • Describing the impact these property interests have on others
  • Discussing the impact other laws and interests of society have on the property interests
  • Describing the means of acquiring these property interests

New to the Third Edition:

 

  • Updated Texas Property Code provisions for landlord tenant security deposits
  • New cases for covenants in the landlord tenant assignment/sublease context
  • New cases for notice of covenants and defining the forms of notice
  • New covenant of quiet enjoyment hypo involving protestors/trespassers at leased pasture land
  • Updated case for implied easement by necessity notes for scope of easements
  • Updated seller’s disclosure statute
  • New case on the shelter rule with recording statutes and priority
  • New bona fide purchaser/good faith creditor case and notes

 

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About the authors
Bridget M. Fuselier
Professor of Law

Professor Fuselier received her undergraduate degree in political science at Lamar University in 1994. She earned her J.D. magna cum laude from Baylor Law School in 1998, where she served as Editor-in-Chief and Assistant Managing Editor of the Baylor Law Review. After receiving her J.D., Professor Fuselier moved to Beaumont and joined the firm of Mehaffy Weber, PC, as an associate in 1998 and was elected as a shareholder in 2004. In 2006, she was selected as the Jefferson County Outstanding Young Lawyer. She was also selected as a Rising Star by Texas Monthly in 2005 and 2006 for civil litigation. She joined the Baylor Law faculty in 2006 and teaches Property I and II, Real Estate: Texas Title Issues, and Real Estate: Land Use Regulation. In 2010, Baylor University recognized Professor Fuselier as an Outstanding Professor. She was selected by the University as a Baylor Teaching Fellow for the 2017-2018 academic year.

Service has always been a central component of Professor Fuselier’s career. She serves as the faculty sponsor for Baylor Law's Public Interest Society working with students to instill a passion for pro bono and public service. She implemented the annual McLennan County Adoption Day program at Baylor Law in 2008. She founded the Baylor Law School Veterans Clinic in 2012 and serves as its Executive Director. Additionally, she is the faculty sponsor for the Military and Veterans Law Society at Baylor Law. In 2017, the Military and Veterans Law Section of the State Bar of Texas recognized Professor Fuselier with the Col. Bryan Spencer Award given annually to a lawyer for outstanding service to the military community and veterans in Texas.

Product Information
Edition
Third Edition
Publication date
2022-11-09
Copyright Year
2023
Pages
666
Paperback
9781543857757
Subject
Property Law
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