Lisa Owens, PhD

This course introduces real and personal property, including the nature of property and the rights and duties of owners and possessors. Topics include present and future interests, landlord-tenant agreements, co-tenancies, easements, covenants and servitudes, title determination and assurance, contracts of sale, deeds, mortgages, and land use regulation.

This course introduces real and personal property, including the nature of property and the rights and duties of owners and possessors. Topics include present and future interests, landlord-tenant agreements, co-tenancies, easements, covenants and servitudes, title determination and assurance, contracts of sale, deeds, mortgages, and land use regulation.

Examines the basic forms of business organizations, including the law of sole proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations. Topics include the authority and responsibility of partners and the relationship between corporate directors, officers, shareholders, and creditors. The course will also cover the principles of agency law.

The course provides individual students with the opportunity to complete an independent legal research and writing project under the supervision of a full- time faculty member with expertise in the area studied. Permission of Full-Time Professor; Permission of Associate Dean required for second I.L.R. Of the 90 credits required for graduation, students are required to earn at least 65 in courses that meet in regularly scheduled class sessions. This course does not count toward the 65 credit requirement.