Contents List of Illustrations Preface to the Fifth Edition From the Preface to the First Edition Acknowledgments Part I.An Introduction to Some Fundamentals Chapter 1.First Possession:Acquisition of Property by Discovery,Capture,and Creation Chapter 2.Subsequent Possession:Acquisition of Property by Find,Aderse Possession,and Gift Part II.The System of Estates Chapter 3.Possessory Estates Chapter 4.Future Interests Chapter 5.Co-ownership and Marital Interests Part III.Leaseholds:The Law of Landlord and Tenant Chapter 6.Tradition,Tension,and Change in Landlord-Tenant Law Part IV.Transfers of Land Chapter 7.The Land Transaction Chapter 8.Title Assurance Part V.Land Use Controls Chapter 9.Judicial Land Use Controls:The Law of Nuisance Chapter 10.Private Land Use Controls:The Law of Servitudes Chapter 11.Legislative Land Use Controls:The Law of Zoning Chapter 12.Eminent Domain and the Problem of Regulatory Takings Table of Cases Author Index Subject Index