PROPERTY B

Spring 2019 Course Page

 

Professor Marc Fajer

         

        

Law Library Room G280

mfajer@law.miami.edu

Class Sessions: Complete

 

Required Materials:

   Paul Goldstein & Barton H. Thompson, Jr., Property Law:  Ownership, Use and Conservation (Second Edition)

 

   Linda H. Edwards, Estates in Land & Future Interests (Fifth Edition)

  

   Supplementary Materials(Posted Below)

 

Assistant: Tina Sutton

Law Library Room G287

tsutton@law.miami.edu

305-284-4241

Dean's Fellows:

                                           

 Lauren Alvarez    Brendan Mehler

    lna20@law.miami.edu     bwm48@law.miami.edu

     786-659-7009 (text only)       215-284-8594 (text only)

       

DF Sessions: Complete

Thank You Lauren & Brendan:

 

 

Exam Preparation Headquarters

Pre-Exam Office Hours & Review Session: 

 

Tue 4/30 2:30-6:00 p.m. (I will stay longer if students arewaiting)

              (E-Mail Qs Due by 6)

 

Link to Review Session Power Point

Link to Review Session Video:

https://echo360.org/media/e3e2a085-ed0a-4b3b-8b53-7b9dd76c40a7/public

 

Link to Exam Instructions Page

   (Note new instruction for page breaks with current software:  On any computer use "Insert Answer Separator")

 

Link to Exam Syllabus

 

Fajer's Exam Prep Workshop Fall 2018 Power Point Presentation

 

Banks of Old Exam Qs

Info in "Old Qs" File Modified 4/18 to Reflect 2019 Coverage

Exam QI (Lawyering)   Old Qs    Comments/Best Answers

Exam QIII (Opinion/Dissent)   Old Qs   Comments/Best Answers

ExamQ IV (Issue-Spotter)    Old Qs   Comments/Best Answers

 

Recent Property Final Exams

 

Spring 2014 (Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs)

Comments/Best Answers

Revised for Adjustments to Chapter 5

All Questions Test Material Covered in Spring 2019 except

Question II Problem B

Question IV Part (a)

For Question I(a), only investigate Easement sby Necessity and by Implication

 

Spring 2015 (Harry Potter)

Revised for Adjustments to Chapter 5

Only Questions that Test Material Covered in Spring 2019 are

Question I Part (b)

Question II Problems A & B

Question IV (Issues related to Adverse Possession)

Comments/Best Answers (except Shack Problem)

Spring 2016 (The Jungle Book)

Comments/Best Answers

All Questions Test Material Covered in Spring 2019 except

Question IA

Question IB (issues related to Easements by Estoppel)

 

Spring 2017 (Wizard of Oz/Wicked)

All Questions Test Material Covered in Spring 2019 except

Question II Problem C

Comments/Best Answers Will Not Be Done.  Sorry. If you formulate specific Qs abouyt these Qs I will try to answer them in the time available.

             

 

         

                Primary Course Materials

 

Syllabus to Date (Complete) (Updated 4/3)

 

Assignment Sheet (Complete) (Updated 4/17)

 

Chapter One Supplemental Materials

 

Chapter Two Supplemental Materials

 

Chapter Three Supplemental Materials

 

Chapter Four Supplemental Materials (Complete) (Minor Edits 4/3)

 

Chapter Five Supplemental Materials (Minor Edits 4/3)

 

Panel Assignments 

 

 

 

Information Memos (IMs)

 

Course Overview Info Memo

 

Chapter One Info Memo (Final Version 4/27/19)

 

Chapter Two Info Memo (Final Version 4/26/19)

Chapter Four Info Memo (Final Version 4/26/19)

Chapter Five Info Memo (Final Version 4/26/19)

 

 

 

Power Point Presentations

 In Reverse Chronological Order

Class #37 (4/22) (Rev Probs 4D, 4N & 4P; Exam Logistics; What is Property?)

 

Class #36 (4/19) (Rev Prob 4C Burden & Purpose Arguments; Easements by Implication & Necessity cont'd; Brief Intro to Easements by Prescription; Rev Prob 4M)

 

Class #35 (4/17)(Negative Easements & DQ5.04-5.05; Intro to Implied Easements Generally; Brief Intro to Easements by Estoppel; Some Doctrine re Easements by Implication and Necessity; Williams Island; Rev Prob 5C: Language Arguments)

 

Class#34 (4/15) (Scope of Express Easements, Chevy Chase, Marcus Cable & DQ5.02-5.03; Intro to Negative easements)

 

Class #33 (4/12) (Rev Prob 4I cont’d; Adverse/Hostile/State of Mind cont’d & DQ4.18; Boundary Disputes, Nightmare on 68th Street & DQ4.19-4.21 ;AP Policy Concerns & DQ 2.22; General Intro to Chapter 5)

 

Class #32 (4/10)(Intro to Chapter 5 & Express Easements; Rev Prob 5A; Rev Prob 4C; Rev Prob 4I)

 

Class #31 (4/8) (Continuous, cont'd, DQ4.16, Rev Probs 4H & 4E; Adverse/Hostile/State of Mind & DQ4.17)

 

Class #30 (4/5) (Exclusive cont'd, Bell, & DQ4.10; Course Selection Advice; Continuous & DQ4.14-4.15)

 

Class #29 (4/3) (Open & Notorious cont'd & DQs 4.07 & 4.09; Rev Prob 4B; Exclusive, DQ4.13 & Rev Prob 4D)

 

Class #28 (4/1) (Actual Use cont’d and DQ4.04 & 4.06; Open & Notorious, Marengo Caves, & DQ4.07-4.08)

 

Class #27 (3/27) (Intro to Chapter 4 Cases; Color of Title, Boundary Disputes & DQ4.02-4.03; Actual Use, Lutz & DQ4.04-4.05)

 

Class #26 (3/22) (Intro to Chapter 4; Purposes of Adverse Possession & DQ4.01; Shapira cont’d & DQ3.13-3.15; Timing Issues; Problems 3P-3S)

 

Class #25 (3/20) (Problem 3I cont'd; Unacceptable Conditions; Problem 3O; Shapira & DQ3.13)

 

Class #24 (3/18)(Review of Chapter 3 Terms; More on Remainders and Executory Interests; Problems 3K-3N; Problem 3I)

 

Class #23 (3/8) (Mahrenholz cont'd & DQ3.05-3.12; Destructibility of Contingent Remainers; Executory Interests; Problem 3J; Alternative Contingent Remainders)

 

Class #22 (3/6) (More on Remainders; Problems 3A-3H; Defeasible Fees; Intro to Mahrenholz & DQ3.05)

 

Class #21(3/4) (Tempest Part B; White v. Brown & DQ3.01-3.04; Vested v. Contingent Remainders)

 

Class #20 (3/1) (Intro to Chapter 3 & Present Possessory Estates; Tempest Problem 1A, 1B-Plumbing, 1C)

 

Class #19 (2/27) (Rev Prob 2J; Tempest Problem: 1B-Roaches)

 

Class #18 (2/25) (Knudsen cont'd & DQ2.19; Rev Prob 2L(b); Intro to Rev Prob 2J)

 

Class #17 (2/22) (Rev Prob 2F (Reasonable); IWH, Javins & DQ2.14-2.16; NY Roommate Act, Knudsen & DQ. 2.17-2.18)

 

Class #16 (2/20) (Intro to Habitability; Constructive Eviction Claims, Barash, Gurian & DQ2.12-2.13; Rev Prob 2F (Waivability))

 

Class #15 (2/18) (President's Day Special & Rev Prob 2D; Right to Transfer Leases, Funk & DQ2.10-2.11; Intro to XQ3; Intro to Habitability Issues)

 

Class #14 (2/15) (Rev Prob 1P(i) cont'd; Evidence of Discriminatory Intent, Sorenson, & DQ2.07-2.09)

 

Class #13 (2/13) (Rev Prob 2A (Sub-Qs 5-7); Intro to Fair Housing Statutes & DQ2.01-2.06; Rev Prob 1P(i))

 

Class #12 (2/11) (Rev Prob 1L; Intro to XQ4; Intro to Fair Housing; Rev Prob 2A (SubQs 1-4)

 

Class #11 (2/8) (Intro to Chapter Two; JMB Cont'd & DQ1.26(b)-(c); Rev Prob 1J)

 

Class #10 (2/6) (Brooks & DQs 1.22-1.23; JMB, Schmid & DQs1.24-1.26(a))

 

Class #9 (2/4) (Rev Prob 1N; "Your Money is No Good Here" & DQ1.20-1.21; Intro to Brooks)

 

Class #8 (2/1) (Rev Prob 1B; Intro to XQ1; Rev Prob 1H; Intro to "Your Money is No Good Here")

 

Class #7 (1/30) (Rev Prob 1A cont'd; Intro to Working with Statutes; Florida MW Statutes & DQ1.16-1.19)

 

Class #6 (1/28) (Shack cont'd, DQ1.15 & Rev. Prob. 1A)

 

Class #5 (1/25) (Shack cont'd & DQ1.11-1.14; Intro to Exam Question II & Shack Review Problems)

 

Class #4 (1/23) (Shack cont'd & DQ1.07-1.11)

 

Class #3 (1/18) (Cooperation & Diversity; Jacque cont'd & DQ1.04-1.05; 1971; Rights v. Interests; Shack & DQ1.06)

 

Class #2 (1/16) (Approaching Second Semester; Intro to Shack; Jacque cont'd & DQ 1.03-1.04(a))

 

Class #1 (1/14) (Introduction to the Subject Matter; Course Logistics; Jacques & DQ1.01-1.02)

 

 

 

 

 

                               Chapter 3 Headquarters

 

 

CHAPTER THREE TEST 2019:Answers/Explanations

 

 

Sample Tests/Qs with Answers/Explanations:

  - Bank of Old Exam Qs   Answers/Explanations     

  - Fall 2005 Test    Answers/Explanations 

  - Fall 2007 Test    Answers/Explanations 

  - Fall 2010 Test    Answers/Explanations 

  - Spring 2013  Test    Answers/Explanations 

  - Spring 2014 Test    Answers/Explanations 

  - Spring 2015 Test    Spring 2015 Answers/Explanations

     

  - Spring 2016 Test   Answers/Explanations 

  - Spring 2017 Test    Answers/Explanations