"Explains many of the questions and legal issues that arise in a landlord-tenant relationship." - from the publisher

The newly updated State Bar of Texas manual provides guidance in preparing documents for a wide range of transactions and features practical commentary to aid the lawyer in adapting the forms to clients' needs.

This multi-volume set of e-books provides comprehensive coverage of real property law, transactions, and litigation. Along with drafting guides and forms, it includes discussions of the law with citations to statutes, case law, regulations, and court rules.

Provides expert substantive and procedural guidance for the entire range of disputes between landowners. Covers all the real property issues arising from proximity of property to neighbors or its use by others. Deals with easements; covenants running with the land; equitable servitudes; licenses; adverse possession; trespass; mines and mining; party walls; boundary disputes; nuisance; lateral and subjacent support; petroleum exploration, production, and storage; water rights; rights to airspace; landlord-tenant issues; public lands; and more. From overhanging apple trees to the right to connect a sewage system into a septic tank—it's covered here! Each chapter follows a consistent format. After discussing the substantive legal issues, a chapter typically contains the following parts: Pleadings and proof: statute of limitations, burden of proof, presumptions, parties, and defenses. Remedies: self-help, injunctions, actions for damages, ejectment, and assumpsit. Practice aids: detailed checklists analyzing all aspects of the court actions available to a party in each type of dispute, and forms of agreements and pleadings—the checklists and forms are cross-referenced to the discussion in the earlier parts of each chapter! Bibliography Citation to case and statutory authority is plentiful. Footnotes are arranged according to jurisdiction, so you can easily spot the cases most useful to you. Includes an entire chapter devoted to alternative dispute resolution and a detailed index.

"Cases and statutory law are updated and the material reorganized; conforms with modern law school courses in real property. Chapters open with brief outlines of the law encompassed within, providing an overview of rules in that area. This is followed by a series of factually-based problems designed to generate thoughts about how these rules could be applied in real life situations. Chapters then discuss statements of applicable law and analysis of legal issues raised, plus likely outcomes and current citations of the various laws." - publisher's description

"Trustworthy and modern source on property laws surveys estates in land—present, future, and concurrent, comparable interests in personalty, landlord and tenant law, and rights against neighbors and other third persons. Also examines easements and profits, running covenants, governmental controls on land use, land contracts, conveyances, titles, and recording systems. Contains footnote citations to leading court decisions for easy location of primary authority." - publisher's description

"This title is a comprehensive, one-volume introduction to the modern law of real property. Each chapter begins with an overview of rules and concepts, followed by a series of problems and exercises designed to demonstrate how the rules and concepts apply in real situations. Each problem is followed by a comprehensive analysis of the legal issues raised, including citations of the relevant cases and statutes. This edition has been fully updated to reflect current developments." - publisher's description

A comprehensive, single-volume practice tool that covers the entire process of filing, perfecting, and foreclosing liens in a clear step-by-step manner.

The construction lawyer regularly faces a wide variety of legal issues, some of which they do not see often in their law practice. Construction lawyers have long used checklists as a quick reference tool for drafting contracts, litigation, and providing advise to clients. The ABA Forum on the Construction Industry has drawn on the expertise of its members to present a unique collection of essential checklists that address the wide-ranging aspects of a construction practice. Construction Checklists: A Guide to Frequently Encountered Construction Issues contains more than 70 checklists, including more than 25 new additions since the 2008 previous edition. Each checklist has been developed to solve a practical need. Checklist topics include: Design Insurance Surety law International transactions Contract administration Labor and employment law Government contracting Bankruptcy Litigation issues, including discovery, opening statements and closing arguments False claims.

Whether preparing for a trial, formulating a claim for maximum effect, or evaluating a claim for purposes of settlement strategy, use Construction Damages and Remedies, Second Edition as your main reference. Key principles of damages in the construction context and the remedies that support them are distilled into a readable and accessible format, and summaries of the applicable law and practical advice in its applications are also included. Complete with Key Number references, the book extensively covers: • Remedies and damages related to bidding • Remedies and damages available to owners • Design professional liability to clients • Contractor and subcontractor remedies for breach • Tort damages, and much more.

The intersection between construction and insurance is an often overlooked, but essential consideration. This important resource is a perfect practice handbook for construction lawyers, written by practitioners with considerable expertise in both construction and insurance. This practical book provides overviews of individual construction insurance topic areas in each chapter, chosen because of their relevance to construction lawyers. The book begins with an introduction to basic insurance and related construction delivery concepts, and also discusses insurance-related contract drafting considerations. Six subsequent chapters discuss each of the basic insurance products typically used for construction, with an emphasis on their place in the construction context -- commercial general liability insurance, builders risk, professional liability insurance, and pollution insurance. There's a chapter on the related concepts of construction contract indemnities and additional insured coverage in commercial general liability (CGL) policies, and another covering performance bonds and contractor default insurance. In addition, you'll find valuable information on special insurance considerations, the "wrap-up" insurance model and how these programs work, and the insurance claims "process" in the course of construction. Finally, there is a detailed discussion of insurance coverage for delay-related damages under three types of insurance coverage and through performance bonds. In addition each chapter provides a list of resources for further reading. If you are involved in the construction field and need a complete resource on construction insurance, this is one book that you don't want to miss.

"This is your complete guide to hiring independent contractors to meet your business needs, from making sure you comply with state labor and antidiscrimination laws to protecting your intellectual property to drafting and signing agreements. Working With Independent Contractors also has everything you need to know to make sure that any independent contractor you hire is not considered your employee. Lawsuits in this area are very expensive. This book educates employers about how to hire employees legally, without risking legal trouble. With this book you can avoid misclassifying workers and learn how to: create a valid contract; assess who qualifies as an independent contractor, and; handle an IRS audit. Includes all the legal forms you need, all forms are now downladable at nolo.com"--

Eminent domain has a long and distinguished legal history, dating from the first limits on sovereign power in the Magna Carta. Just compensation is a newer concept, and court decisions such as Kelo v. New London make the exercise of eminent domain controversial. Can government condemn property to increase its tax base? Can the state transfer property from one private owner to another for incidental public benefit, and does this constitute "public use"? While eminent domain traditionally was used to acquire property for roads, waterways, defense installations, government and public buildings, and the interstate highway system, it has recently been a favored tool in developing urban areas, creating shopping malls, and building big-box retail stores. Eminent Domain: A Handbook of Condemnation Law is written by leaders in the field and will introduce general practitioners working for condemnors and property owners alike to the many intricacies of condemnation practice.

A single resource for eminent domain practitioners, this guide is a reference for questions about eminent domain and condemnation procedure in every state and the District of Columbia. Each state outline is organized in the following manner: • Who is Eligible to Condemn? • What can be Condemned? • The Condemnation Proceedings • Procedure to Challenge Condemnation • Inverse Condemnation • Just Compensation Issues • How are Various Ownership Interests Treated? • Abandonment • Attorney's Fees and Costs William G. Blake, Editor Casey Pipes, and Robert J. Will, Committee Co-Chairs

An extensive, 18-volume treatise on the governmental power to take private property for public use.

This State Bar of Texas manual covers foreclosure laws and procedures in Texas including debt collection, secured loans, bid evaluation, alternatives to foreclosure, and the specifics of foreclosure: notice of sale, conducting the sale, post-sale considerations, and penalties. Includes forms, foreclosure sale sites, and further Internet resources for all Texas counties.

This title, focused on litigation, outlines foreclosure-related law and offers defensive strategies that attorneys can use to assist homeowners facing foreclosure proceedings.

With a foreclosure crisis looming, attorneys and homeowners alike will benefit from the straightforward information and advice this volume offers about foreclosure procedures and defenses.

"Covering every aspect of motor vehicle, manufactured home, and household goods repossessions and deficiency claims: Invalid security interests and restrictions on default; Illegal self-help repossessions; Notice of sale and proper disposition of the collateral; Calculating and limiting deficiencies." - publisher's description

"If you're one of the millions Americans who are having trouble making your mortgage payments or are already in jeopardy of foreclosure, this guide will give you the practical information you need, including: the ins and outs of foreclosure; how to decide if you should try to keep your house; federal programs to help you avoid foreclosure; alternatives to foreclosure, such as short sales and deeds in lieu; delaying or avoiding foreclosure with bankruptcy; and avoiding foreclosure scams." - publisher's description

Packed with the most current zoning law information, this must-have reference for Texas real estate practitioners is the definitive source for success in this area of the law.

"This text reviews local planning and land use regulation programs, and is the only treatise with comprehensive citations to federal and state court decisions, as well as state statutes." - publisher's description

"This Hornbook introduces the fundamentals of land use planning and control law. Subjects covered include the planning process, zoning, development permission, subdivision control law, and building and housing codes. Discusses constitutional limitations and the environmental aspects of land use controls. Explores aesthetic regulation, historic preservation, and agricultural land protection." - publisher's description

Zoning law has a major impact on the development of our cities and villages, and where we live and work; it also plays a major role in numerous business and real estate transactions. The Zoning and Land Use Handbook is a reference guide for zoning and related land use issues.

Understanding the Law of Zoning and Land Use Controls, now in its Third Edition, is a comprehensive and clearly written text addressing zoning, land use, and environmental regulation in a national, jurisdiction-independent manner.

Created by the Texas Justice Court Training Center for court and constable personnel, this resource is a practical source of information for situations they may encounter in eviction and landlord/tenant cases.

The guide available at the link below is a comprehensive guide put together by attorney Judon Fambrough for the Texas A&M Real Estate Center. It covers information many tenants and landlords will find useful.

"Explains many of the questions and legal issues that arise in a landlord-tenant relationship." - from the publisher

This book from Nolo is intended to help landlords with legal issues, including screening tenants, leases, security deposits, sublets, the landlord’s duty to repair, right of entry, and evictions.

Written in straightforward and easy-to-understand language, Nolo’s guide to tenant rights is an excellent explanation of the legal pitfalls a renter can encounter.

This title from Nolo provides plain English information on leases and rental agreements. Chapters cover preparing leases, choosing tenants, getting tenants moved in, and ending a tenancy. Appendices cover topics such as landlord/tenant statutes, rent rules, security deposit rules, and landlord’s access to the property for each state. Also available are several different types of fill-in-the-blank rental forms.

"This Guide is designed to assist public housing authority staff and HUD with a range of issues related to public housing occupancy, from application for admission and rent calculations through ongoing occupancy to lease termination. The guidebook is intended to provide a handy reference for all aspects of admissions and occupancy administration." -Introduction

The experts at the Texas A&M Real Estate Center have created this explanation of the various ways in which access to or use of tracts of land is granted, created, or terminated.

"The broad purposes of this volume are to provide the practitioner with a series of detailed annotations drawing on statutory law, case law, practical observations, and drafting concepts for use by practitioners and their clients in a commercial real estate practice." -Introduction

The newly updated State Bar of Texas manual provides guidance in preparing documents for a wide range of transactions and features practical commentary to aid the lawyer in adapting the forms to clients' needs.

This multi-volume set of e-books provides comprehensive coverage of real property law, transactions, and litigation. Along with drafting guides and forms, it includes discussions of the law with citations to statutes, case law, regulations, and court rules.

Explaining the lawyer's critical role in documenting, reviewing, and negotiating the real estate transaction, this useful mentoring guide includes valuable sample language, examples taken from practice, and insightful tips and techniques for how to assist that client to make and close the deal. Author Sidney G. Saltz, a veteran real estate lawyer, draws upon his years of practice lawyer to describe the typical situations and stages of a deal and how to get it closed, including: The role of the real estate broker and how to develop a lawyer-broker relationship that will benefit the client Pre-documentation documents: the term sheets letters of intent, or loan commitment Documenting the transaction and creating the ""law"" of the deal Reviewing and analyzing documents, illustrated by sample concerns and questions Effective rules for communicating comments to the client and to the counterpart lawyer, preparation for negotiation, and negotiating to documents Other issues, including due diligence checklist Preparing for and handling the closing Avoiding the pitfalls that can kill a deal The author offers logical and wise commentary on the key steps in a real estate transaction, demonstrating how a thorough understanding of the fundamentals can successfully lead to a heartfelt handshake that completes the closing.

Whether you are looking to open a real estate practice, or just looking to expand your current practice, Getting Started as a Real Estate Attorney is your one-stop resource. Author Joseph R. Fortunato moves beyond the typical "how-to guide" and highlights the many practice areas that fall under the term "real estate attorney." With a strong focus on residential transactions, this book covers: What a real estate lawyer is, and how one goes about becoming one Discovering your sources of business Understanding the many real estate contracts Attorney review and inspection provisions The interplay of real estate law with other areas of the law And more!

"This classic monograph presents a simple, concise and readable text of the history of the English common law scheme of estates in land, including future interests, and the scheme’s importation to the United States. The text specially treats the types of interests a person can hold in land today and the associated legal rules that affect those interests. The text is peppered with many review problems to assist the reader in learning the material in the monograph." - publisher's description

This e-book covers the essentials of buying your first home - from figuring out what you want and need all the way to closing and moving in. In addition to practical advice, it also includes downloadable forms, letters, worksheets, checklists, and questionnaires.

This nutshell provides a quick overview of real estate finance law and touches on the mortgage market, real estate financing devices, and the underlying obligation as well as rights and obligations after default and before foreclosure.

"This treatise provides current, expert coverage on the law of mortgages, including the mortgagor-mortgagee relationship prior to foreclosure; mortgage substitutes; transfers by the mortgagor; transfers by the mortgagee; payment and prepayment; the foreclosure process; deficiency judgments and anti-deficiency regulation; priority issues; governmental intervention in the mortgage market; and financing real estate construction. " - publisher's description

"This concise work discusses most rules covered in real property casebooks. The text is divided into three sections. Part One provides an overview of property interests by covering lost v. mislaid v. abandoned property, adverse possession, gifts, common law estates, future interests, landlord-tenant law, concurrent ownership, marital property rights, easements, profits, licenses, real covenants, and equitable servitudes. Part Two covers conveyancing, including real estate brokers, contracts of sale, deeds, recording, title insurance, and mortgages. Part Three covers a variety of property rights and liabilities, including airspace, water rights, the right to support, agreed boundaries, fixtures, trespass, nuisance, and land use regulation." -publisher's description

Title insurance is an increasingly complex and critical factor in real estate transactions, and lawyers must be prepared to play equally critical roles as advisors to their clients. This updated and expanded edition of Title Insurance: A Comprehensive Overview of the Law and Coverage provides practical tools and essential information for real estate attorneys who need to understand title insurance coverage and who want to secure optimum coverage for their clients. This new edition will help you: Compare and contrast 2006 ALTA policies and othertitle insurance policies Outline commonly used title insurance endorsements, including ALTA and CLTA endorsements Understand the state laws relating to title insurance through easy-to-understand charts and checklists Comprehend the title insurance provisions through the included commentaries after each provision Title Insurance is a valuable, single-source guide covering the provisions and statutes of title insurance for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. It includes checklists of endorsements and coverages, financial checklists and charts, International and UCC Policies, and charts of title insurance related laws for all states.