Dukeminier & Krier's Property - 11th Edition - Gregory S. Alexander

Dukeminier & Krier's Property 11th Edition Gregory S. Alexander ISBN 9798894104867

The 45th Edition of this legendary casebook continues its long-standing tradition of engaging and educating students through compelling cases and timely analysis of contemporary property law issues. Renowned authors Jesse Dukeminier and Jim Krier bring their signature wit, passion, and human-centered perspective to a text that has become one of the most respected—and most beloved—property law casebooks ever published. Blending authoritative scholarship with clarity and humor, the book offers rich visual content, thoughtfully curated cases, and insightful coverage of modern developments in property law. The Eleventh Edition represents a careful and comprehensive revision that remains true to the spirit of this classic text.

New to This Edition

• A brand-new chapter (Chapter 13) examining property taxes as a mechanism of property regulation, featuring four new principal cases, historical materials, notes, and problems. In light of ongoing nationwide efforts to reform property tax systems, this unique content allows instructors to address a critical and timely issue rarely covered in property law casebooks.

• Review Problems following every chapter, with model answers included in a substantially expanded Appendix.

• Extensive coverage of the new Restatement (Fourth) of Property.

• New and recent major cases on adverse possession clarifying doctrinal requirements, as well as a new gift causa mortis case involving suicide (Chapter 2).

• New materials and problems addressing the impact of generative AI on intellectual property law; a new principal case on the right of publicity involving athletes’ avatars in video games; and a major new case exploring trespass law, corner-crossing, and the tension between private property and public access (Chapter 3).

• Expanded discussion of recent empirical research on landlord-tenant law reforms and housing policy (Chapter 7).

• A revised and expanded section on mortgage law, including enhanced discussion of mortgage regulation and a new case addressing the post-2008 role of government-sponsored entities in mortgage markets (Chapter 8).

• A new principal case on title insurance, along with analysis of the most frequently litigated issues in this area (Chapter 9).

• New materials on proposed reforms to nuisance law in the Restatement (Fourth) of Property, including discussion of non-physically invasive nuisances and the interaction between nuisance law and zoning (Chapter 10).

• Expanded coverage of conservation easements, common-interest communities, stale covenants, state limitations on covenants, and condominium construction (Chapter 11).

• A revised history of zoning law, materials on the “quiet revolution” in land use during the 1970s, and an in-depth engagement with emerging economic research on zoning effects—offering the most extensive discussion of this literature available in any property law casebook. This chapter also includes new coverage of recent zoning reforms nationwide, including a principal case involving a state constitutional challenge to zoning reform (Chapter 12).

Benefits for Professors and Students

• A dynamic and engaging casebook combining cases, commentary, questions, problems, visual illustrations, and practical examples.

• Modular organization that allows instructors flexibility in course design.

• Comprehensive coverage across the full range of property law topics, including detailed treatment of estates and future interests, servitudes, and land-use regulation.

• An accessible economic framework that encourages critical analysis of property law doctrines.

• Extensive research into the historical and factual backgrounds of many principal cases, enriching doctrinal understanding.

Dukeminier & Krier's Property 11th Edition Gregory S. Alexander ISBN 9798894104867, 979-8894104867 & 9798894104874

Authors
Gregory S. Alexander
Lior Jacob Strahilevitz
David N. Schleicher