adverse possession
Adverse possession is a doctrine under which a trespasser, in physical possession of land owned by someone else may acquire valid title to the property.
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landlord-tenant law
Landlord-tenant law refers to the body of law regulating the rental of commercial and residential property. It controls, among other aspects of a lease:
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Federal Material
U.S. Constitution and Federal Statutes
- 42 U.S.C. ยง 1982 - Civil Rights Act of 1866
- 42 U.S.C., Chapter 45 - Federal Fair Housing Act
- CRS Annotated Constitution
Federal Agency Regulations
Federal Judicial Decisions
- U.S. Supreme Court:
- U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals: Recent Decisions on Landlord and Tenant Law
State Material
State Statutes
State Judicial Decisions
- N.Y. Court of Appeals:
- Appellate Decisions from Other States
International Materials
Conventions and Treaties
Other References
Key Internet Sources
- TenantNet
- Tenants' Rights (Nolo)
- Fair Housing Institute
- Law Legal & Government Research and Search Center: legal forms (Realty LawNet)
- City of New York Housing Court Information System
- Landlord Tenant Law (Nolo)
Useful Offnet (or Subscription - $) Sources
- Good Starting Point in Print: Roger Cunningham, William Stoebuck, Dale Whitman, The Law Of Property, West Group (2000)
- Restatement of the Law Second, Property (Landlord and Tenant)
- LII Downloads
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