Exam Guide 1 I. Right to Exclude v. Rights of Access 3



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Property Spring 2012

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Exam Guide 1

I. Right to Exclude v. Rights of Access 3

A. PUBLIC POLICY LIMITS ON THE RIGHT TO EXCLUDE 3

B. TRESPASS REMEDIES 4

A. ORIGINAL WORKS OF AUTHORSHIP 6

B. CONTRIBUTORY INFRINGEMENT 7

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. v. Grokster, LTD., US (2005) 7

C. FAIR USE 7

Suntrust Bank v. Houghton Mifflin Co., 11th Cir. (2001) 7



II. Liberty to Use vs. Security 8

A. LAND USE CONFLICTS AMONG NEIGHBORS 8

B. SURFACE WATER 9

Armstrong v. Francis Corp., N.J. (1956) 9

C. POLICY ARGUMENTS 9

D. DEFINING UNREASONABLE LAND USE 11

Page County Appliance Center, Inc. v. Honeywell, Inc., Iowa (1984) 11

Fancher v. Fagella, Va. (2007) 11

E. LIGHT AND AIR 13

Fountainebleau Hotel Corp. v. Forty-Five Twenty-Five Inc., Fla. Dist. Ct. App. (1959) 13

Prah v. Maretti, Wis. (1982) 13

A. LATERAL SUPPORT 14

Noone v. Price, W.Va. (1982) 14

B. SUBJACENT SUPPORT 15

Friendswood Development Co. v. Smith-Southwest Industries, Inc., Tex. (1978) 15

III. Immunity from Loss v. Power to Acquire 15

A. TITLE VERSUS POSSESSION 15

Brown v. Gobble, W.Va. (1996) 16

Romero v. Garcia, N.M. (1976) 16

Nome 2000 v. Fagerstrom, Alaska (1990) 16

B. JUSTIFICATIONS FOR ADVERSE POSSESSION 17

A. PRESCRIPTIVE EASEMENTS 18

Community Feed Store, Inc. v. Northeastern Culvert Corp., Vt. (1989) 18

B. OTHER INFORMAL WAYS TO TRANSFER TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY 19

Somerville v. Jacobs, W.Va. (1969) 19

C. ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF LAW 21

IV. Land Use Restrictions (Servitudes) 23

A. LICENSES 24

B. EASEMENTS BY ESTOPPEL 24

Holbrook v. Taylor, Ky. (1976) 25

C. CONSTRUCTIVE TRUSTS 25

Rase v. Castle Mountain Ranch, Mont. (1981) 25

D. EASEMENTS IMPLIED FROM PRIOR USE 26

Granite Properties Limited Partnership v. Manns, Ill. (1987) 26

E. EASEMENTS BY NECESSITY 27

Finn v. Williams, Ill. (1941) 27

Green v. Lupo, Wash. Ct. App. (1982) 28

Cox v. Glenbrook Co., Nev. (1962) 29

Henley v. Cablevision of St. Louis County, Inc., Mo. Ct. App. (1985) 29

A. COVENANTS 30

B. CREATION OF COVENANTS 32

Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. v. Dolgencorp, Inc., Fla. Dist. Ct. App. (2007) 32

Whitinsville Plaza v. Kotseas, Mass. (1979) 32

Davidson Brothers, Inc. v. D. Katz and Sons, Inc., N.J. (1990) 33

C. IMPLIED RECIPROCAL NEGATIVE SERVITUDES 33

Evans v. Pollock, Tex. (1990) 34

Sanborn v. McLean, Mich. (1925) 34

Riley v. Bear Creek Planning Committee, Cal. (1976) 34

A. INTERPRETATION OF AMBIGUOUS COVENANTS 35

Blevins v. Barry-Lawrence County Association for Retarded Citizens, Mo. (1986) 35

B. HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS AND CONDOMINIUMS 36

Appel v. Presley Cos., N.M. (1991) 37

C. RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY COVENANTS 37

Shelley v. Kraemer, US (1948) 38

Evans v. Abney, US (1970) 38

A. ANTICOMPETITIVE COVENANTS 39

Davidson Brothers, Inc. v. D. Katz & Sons, Inc., Super. Ct. App. Div. (1994) 39

B. RULES AND BY-LAWS 40

O’Buck v. Cottonwood Village Condominium Association Inc., Alaska (1998) 40

Neuman v. Grandview at Emerald Hills, Inc., Fla. Dist. Ct. App. (2003) 40

C. CHANGED CONDITIONS 40

El Di, Inc. v. Town of Bethany Beach, Del. (1984) 40

D. RELATIVE HARDSHIP 41

E. OTHER EQUITABLE DEFENSES 41

F. STATUTES 42

Blakeley v. Gorin, Mass. (1974) 42



V. Estates System and Future Interests: 42

A. FEE SIMPLE ABSOLUTE 42

B. DEFEASIBLE FEES 43

C. LIFE ESTATES 44

D. FEE TAIL 45

A. INTERPRETATION OF AMBIGUOUS CONVEYANCES 45

Wood v. Board of County Commissioners of Fremont County, Wyo. (1988) 45

Cathedral of Incarnation in Diocese of Long Island, Inc. v. Garden City Co., App. Div. (1999) 46

Edwards v. Bradley, Va. (1984) 46

B. TRUSTS AND THE CY PRES DOCTRINE 47

C. REGULATORY RULES 47

Johnson v. Whiton, Mass. (1893) 47

D. RULE AGAINST PERPETUITIES 47

E. ANTI-FEUDAL PRINCIPLE 48

DePeyster v. Michael, N.Y. (1852) 48

VI. Public Policy Limits on Enforceability of Servitudes and Future Interests 48

A. RESTRAINTS ON ALIENATION 48

B. DIRECT RESTRAINTS 49

Horse Pond Fish & Game Club v. Cormier, N.H. (1990) 49

C. GRANTOR CONSENT CLAUSES 49

Northwest Real Estate Co. v. Serio, Md. (1929) 49

Riste v. Eastern Washington Bible Camp, Wash. Ct. App. (1980) 49

D. RIGHTS OF FIRST REFUSAL 50

Wolinsky v. Kadison, Ill. App. Ct. (1983) 50

E. LEASING RESTRICTIONS 51

Woodside Village Condominium Assoc. v. Jahren, Fla. (2002) 51

VII. Common Ownership 51

A. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF CO-OWNERS 51

B. CONFLICTS OVER RENT AND POSSESSION 53

Olivas v. Olivas, N.M. Ct. App. (1989) 53

C. FAMILY CONFLICTS OVER USE OF COMMUNITY PROPERTY 53

Carr v. Deking, Wash. Ct. App. (1988) 53

Tenhet v. Boswell, Cal. (1976) 53

Kresha v. Kresha, Neb. (1985) 54

Swada v. Endo, Haw. (1977) 54

D. SEPARATE PROPERTY 54

E. COMMUNITY PROPERTY 55

F. OTHER ASPECTS OF MARITAL PROPERTY 55



VIII. Landlord/Tenant Law 55

A. LEASEHOLD ESTATES 55

Vasquez v. Glassboro Service Association, Inc., N.J. (1980) 56

B. CONFLICTS ABOUT OCCUPANCY 57

Kendall v. Ernest Pestana, Inc., Cal. (1985) 58

Slavin v. Rent Control Board of Brookline, Mass. (1990) 58

C. CONFLICTS ABOUT RENT 59

Sommer v. Kridel, N.J. (1977) 59

A. CONSTRUCTIVE EVICTION 60

Minjak Co. v. Randolph, N.Y. App. Div. (1988) 61

Blackett v. Olanoff, Mass. (1976) 61

B. WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY 61

Javins v. First National Realty Corp, D.C. Cir. (1970) 61

C. RETALIATORY EVICTION 62

Hillview Associates v. Bloomquist, Iowa (1989) 62

Imperial Colliery Co. v. Fout, W.Va (1988) 62

Robinson v. Diamond Housing Corp, D.C. Cir. (1972) 63

IX. Real Estate Transactions 63

A. STRUCTURE OF TRANSACTION 63

A. REAL ESTATE FINANCE 64

B. REGULATING FORECLOSURE PROCESS 65

Central Financial Services, Inc. v. Spears, Miss. (1983) 65

C. ORIGINS OF SUBPRIME MORTGAGE CRISIS 65

M&T Mortgage Corp. v. Foy, N.Y. Sup. Ct. (2008) 65

D. FORFEITURE AND INSTALLMENT LAND CONTRACTS 66

Stonebraker. v. Zinn, W.Va. (1982) 66

Sebastian. v. Floyd, Ky. (1979) 66

E. EQUITABLE MORTGAGES 67

Koenig. v. Van Reken, Mich. Ct. App. (1979) 67



X. Anti-Discrimination Law in the Housing Market 67

A. DISCRIMINATION BY HOUSING PROVIDERS: 67

Asbury v. Brougham, 10th Cir. (1989) 68

United States v. Starrett City Associates, 2nd Cir. (1988) 68

B. THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1866 69

City of Memphis v. Greene, US (1981) 69

C. SEX DISCRIMINATION: SEXUAL HARASSMENT 69

Edouard v. Kouzbal, Mass. (2002) 69

D. DISCRIMINATION BASED ON FAMILY STATUS 70

Human Rights Commission v. LaBrie. Inc., Vt. (1995) 70

A. DISCRIMINATION BASED ON MARITAL STATUS (UNMARRIED COUPLES) 70

McCready v. Hoffius, Mich. (1999) 70

B. DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION 71

State Ex Rel. Sprague v. City of Madison, Wis. (1996) 71

C. DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 71

Poff v Caro, N.J. Super. Ct. Law Div. (1987) 71

D. DISPARATE IMPACT CLAIMS 71

Huntington Branch NAACP v. Town of Huntington, US (1988) 72

E. SEX DISCRIMINATION: SHELTERS FOR BATTERED WOMEN 72

Doe v. City of Butler, 3rd Cir. (1989) 72



XI. Zoning 72

A. EXCLUSIONARY ZONING 72

Southern Burlington County NAACP v. Township of Mount Laurel, N.J. (1975) 72

B. ZONING PROCESS 73

C. CONDITIONAL/CONTRACT ZONING 74

Durand v. IDC Bellingham, L.L.C., Mass. (2003) 74

D. PRIOR NONCONFORMING USES 74

Town of Belleville v. Parrillo’s Inc., N.J. (1980) 74

E. VARIANCES 75

Cochran v. Fairfax County Board of Zoning Appeals, Va. (2004) 75

F. VESTED RIGHTS 75

Stone v. City of Wilton, Iowa (1983) 75

G. LIMITS ON PREFERENTIAL ZONING 75

H. EQUAL PROTECTION, SUBSTANTIVE DUE PROCESS, AND FREE SPEECH 76

Village of Willowbrook v. Olech, US (2000) 76

XII. Regulatory Takings 76

A. PROPERTY AS MEDIATOR BETWEEN CITIZENS AND THE STATE 77

B. JUST COMPENSATION 77

C. REGULATORY TAKINGS PROBLEM 78

D. DETERMINATION OF TAKINGS 79

E. AD HOC TEST: FAIRNESS AND JUSTICE 80

Miller v. Schoene, US (1928) 80

Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City, US (1978) 80

Keystone Bituminous Coal Association v. DeBenedictis, US (1987) 80

Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection, US (2010) 81

A. PHYSICAL INVASIONS 82

Pruneyard Shopping Center v. Robins, US (1980) 82

Loretto v. Teleprompter Manhattan CATV Corp, US (1982) 82

B. DEPRIVATION OF ECONOMICALLY VIABLE USE 83

Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council, US (1992) 83

Palazzolo v. Rhode Island, US (2001) 84

Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, US (2002) 84

C. DEPRIVATION OF CORE PROPERTY RIGHTS: 85

Babbitt v. Youpee, US (1997) 85

Andrus v. Allard, US (1979) 85

D. VESTED RIGHTS: ESTABLISHED INVESTMENTS 85

Kaiser Aetna v. United States, US (1979) 85

Eastern Enterprises v. Apfel, US (1998) 85

Kelo v. City of New London, US (2005) 85







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