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 PropertyprofBloghttp://feedburner.google.com Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: Paradox of Liberty tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e631c71b970c 2012-01-27T13:18:55-05:00 2012-01-27T18:18:55Z 2012-01-27T18:18:55Z If you find yourself in our nation's capital (say, to attend the ALPS conference), consider visiting the Smithsonian Museum of American History to view the new exhibit "Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: Paradox of Liberty," which opens today. It looks fascinating.... propertyprof Travel Life of a Landlord: Can a Tenant Cancel the Decision to Move Out? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e627e8a9970c 2012-01-27T06:30:00-05:00 2012-01-27T11:30:00Z 2012-01-27T11:30:00Z The L.A. Times explores what happens when a tenant gives a landlord notice that he's vacating, but then changes his mind. The real estate expert for the Times writes, "When a tenant serves a written notice of termination, that notice... propertyprof Eagle on the “Parcel as a Whole” Doctrine tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016761266331970b 2012-01-27T06:00:00-05:00 2012-01-27T11:00:00Z 2012-01-27T11:00:00Z Steven Eagle (George Mason) has posted The Parcel and then Some: Unity of Ownership and the Parcel as a Whole (Vermont Law Review) on SSRN. Here's the abstract: The U.S. Supreme Court’s “parcel as a whole” doctrine evaluates regulatory takings... propertyprof London Bridge is Falling Down tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0167611d8369970b 2012-01-26T09:58:29-05:00 2012-01-26T14:59:25Z 2012-01-26T14:58:29Z Actually, London Bridge may be fine. I don't know. But London has some bigger issues. The Palace of Westminster has apparently been slowly subsiding for some time, which has caused Big Ben to lean, and for cracks to appear in... propertyprof Miscellaneous A Down-payment Protection Plan tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01676115a1b3970b 2012-01-26T06:30:00-05:00 2012-01-26T11:30:00Z 2012-01-26T11:30:00Z Economist James Wilcox argues in the N.Y. Times for a government-run form of insurance on home equity. He writes: Here’s how down-payment protection could work. Homebuyers could purchase protection from the government for a one-time fee, say 1 percent of... propertyprof A Defense of the Street Grid tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e616d734970c 2012-01-26T06:00:00-05:00 2012-01-26T00:39:17Z 2012-01-26T11:00:00Z Paul Knight writes a heartfelt defense of the grid-based urban form from charges that it's boring, environmentally damaging, and pro-developer. "A continuous grid," he writes, "can harbor everything from farms to skyscrapers. The only thing a grid plan does is... propertyprof Will the Supreme Court Kill Rent Control? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e6088aac970c 2012-01-25T06:30:00-05:00 2012-01-25T12:10:59Z 2012-01-25T11:30:00Z An overwhelming majority of economists agree that rent control laws are a horrible idea. But are they unconstitutional? It's possible we'll find out. In 2005, James Harmon inherited a five-story brownstone in New York's Upper West Side. The property is... propertyprof Gallanis on Trust Law tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e6076764970c 2012-01-25T06:00:00-05:00 2012-01-25T11:00:00Z 2012-01-25T11:00:00Z Thomas Gallanis (Iowa) has posted The New Direction of American Trust Law (Iowa Law Review) on SSRN. Here's the abstract: This article is a revised version of the Shirley A. Webster Lecture in Wealth Transfer Law given by the author... propertyprof Can You Trademark the Color Red? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e5fb5e2c970c 2012-01-24T06:30:00-05:00 2012-01-24T13:41:33Z 2012-01-24T11:30:00Z For those of you that don't keep up with the fashion world, Christian Louboutin makes really, really fancy shoes. For a trained eye, Louboutins are easily identifiable because they generally have an eye-catching red sole. According to some updates from... propertyprof Smith on the Economy of Concepts in Property tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016300042448970d 2012-01-24T06:00:00-05:00 2012-01-24T11:00:00Z 2012-01-24T11:00:00Z Henry Smith (Harvard) has posted On the Economy of Concepts in Property (Penn Law Review) on SSRN. Here's the abstract: Legal concepts, like concepts generally, help economize on information. Conventional wisdom is correct to associate conceptualism with formalism, but misunderstands... propertyprof Where is Middle America? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0162fffbab85970d 2012-01-23T07:00:00-05:00 2012-01-23T12:00:00Z 2012-01-23T12:00:00Z In the L.A. Times, Christopher Hawthorne checks out an exhibit of the nine places that claim to occupy the center of the country: There’s the geographical center (near Belle Fourche, S.D.); the population center (Plato, Mo.); and something called the... propertyprof Does Preservation Equal Affordability? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e5ed7d62970c 2012-01-23T06:30:00-05:00 2012-01-23T11:30:00Z 2012-01-23T11:30:00Z Cavan Wilk argues that preserving old buildings is key to having affordable urban neighborhoods. He writes, "All other things being equal, old buildings are usually more affordable than new buildings. Without the latest amenities, old buildings have to charge less... propertyprof Tekle on Laws & Watershed Law tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e5ed762a970c 2012-01-23T06:00:00-05:00 2012-01-23T11:00:00Z 2012-01-23T11:00:00Z Asmara Tekle (Thurgood Marshall) has posted Lawns and the New Watershed Law (Marquette Law Review) on SSRN. Here's the abstract: American's long love affair with the evergreen, crew-cut, weed and pest free "Industrial" front lawn has resulted in untold costs... propertyprof The Land Grant of William M'Intosh tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e5f1844a970c 2012-01-22T22:45:48-05:00 2012-01-23T14:24:09Z 2012-01-23T03:45:48Z I'm teaching Johnson v. M'Intosh tomorrow, so I thought it would be fun to find the original land grant to William McIntosh. My favorite part is how they crossed out James Madison's name at the top and handwrote in "Monroe."... propertyprof Teaching The Steve Jobs Action Figure and White v. Samsung tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0162ffe8b601970d 2012-01-20T14:53:46-05:00 2012-01-23T03:47:24Z 2012-01-20T19:53:46Z We discussed the common law right of publicity today in class, particularly the 1993 9th Circuit Vanna White v. Samsung Electronics case. If you aren't familiar with the case, Samsung had a national ad campaign which featured an image of... propertyprof Personal Property Teaching The Nelson Symposium at Florida tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e5d3adee970c 2012-01-20T06:30:00-05:00 2012-01-20T11:30:00Z 2012-01-20T11:30:00Z On Friday, February 10th, the University of Florida is hosting the eleventh annual Richard E. Nelson Symposium. The topic is “Digging Up Some Dirt (Law): How Recent Developments in Real Property Law Affect Landowners and Local Governments.” The four major... propertyprof Doremus on Climate Change and the Evolution of Property Rights tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0162ffddcda9970d 2012-01-20T06:00:00-05:00 2012-01-20T11:00:00Z 2012-01-20T11:00:00Z Holly Doremus (Berkeley) has posted Climate Change and the Evolution of Property Rights (UC Davis Law Review) on SSRN. Here's the abstract: Climate change will unsettle expectations about both land and water. Those changes will reduce the extent to which... propertyprof Be Warned tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016760d28e6a970b 2012-01-19T21:29:40-05:00 2012-01-20T02:29:40Z 2012-01-20T02:29:40Z I'm about to teach Kelo to my Property students. They'd all remember the hubbub about the case, right? It was only a few years ago, right? Wrong. Many of them were in 9th grade. I asked the class how many... propertyprof Takings Teaching Gingrich: Lefty Urbanites Who Ride the Subway Don't Understand Why Homeownership is Important tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016760c36c96970b 2012-01-19T06:30:00-05:00 2012-01-19T11:30:00Z 2012-01-19T11:30:00Z It appears that Newt Gingrich only loves the free market when it doesn't hurt the bottom line of wealthy people who live in the suburbs. Gingrich recently gave a speech at the National Association of Home Builders' "Rally for Homeownership,"... propertyprof Mossoff on Locke’s Labor Theory and Intellectual Propert tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e5c48116970c 2012-01-19T06:00:00-05:00 2012-01-19T11:00:00Z 2012-01-19T11:00:00Z Adam Mossoff (George Mason) has posted Saving Locke from Marx: The Labor Theory of Value in Intellectual Property Theory (Social Philosophy & Policy) on SSRN. Here's the abstract: The labor theory of value is fundamental to John Locke’s justification for... propertyprof Property Theory Recent Scholarship