The RPTE Law Journal is a scholarly law review journal published four times annually by the Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section with assistance from the University of South Carolina School of Law.

Fall 2009 Vol. 44, No 3 (Full PDF)

• The Perils Of Joint Tenancies
  John V. Orth
• Aspects Of The Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act
  Richard Linquanti
• The Lender With Two Mortgages On The Same Property: Risks And Strategies
  Brian D. Hulse
• Using Land Trusts To Prevent Small Farmer Land Loss
  Julius J. Zschau, Ulysses Clayborn, Andrew M. O’malley
• Exposing The Myth Of Mortgage Prepayment Penalties In The Aftermath Of River East
  Scott Talkov

Summer 2009 Vol. 44, No. 2 (Full PDF)

• Creating Intentional Grantor Trusts
  Stephen R. Akers, Jonathan G. Blattmachr and F. Ladson Boyle
• The Development Of Islamic Finance In America: The Future Of Islamic Real Estate Investment Trusts
  Nicole C. O'Neal
• An Update On The Bankruptcy Law Of Large Letters Of Credit for Leases
  Joshua Stein
• New Reasons To Remember The Estate Taxation Of Reversions
  F. Philip Manns Jr.
• The Nature Of The Property Curriculum In ABA-Approved Schools And Its Place In Real Estate Practice
  Joanne Martin

Spring 2009 Vol 44, No 1 (Full PDF)

• Assignment And Subletting Restrictions In Leases And What They Mean In The Real World
  Joshua Stein
• Curbing The License To Steal: A Discussion Of English Law And Possible Reforms For The Durable Power Of Attorney
  Amy Jo Conroy
• The New Uniform Limited Cooperative Association Act: A Capital Idea For Principled Self-Help Value Added Firms, Community-Based Economic Development, And Low-Profit Joint Ventures
  Thomas Earl Geu & James B. Dean

Winter 2009, Vol 43, No 4 (Full PDF)

• Guardians At The Gate: The Gatekeeper Initiative And The Risk-Based Approach For Transactional Lawyers
  By Kevin L. Shepherd
• A Trap For The Wary: Delaware’s Anti-Delaware-Tax-Trap Statute Is Too Clever By Half (Of Infinity)
  By James P. Spica
• No Transfer-Tax Exemption For Preconfirmation Transfers Of Assets In Chapter 11 Bankruptciescthe Supreme Court Rules In Piccadilly
  By John C. Murray
• Notice And Opportunity To Repair Construction Defects: An Imperfect Response To The Perfect Storm
  By Alice M. Noble-Allgire
• Book Review: The Faithless Fiduciary And The Quest For Charitable Accountability 1200–2005
  By Stephanie E. Heilborn

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• ABA Real Estate Quarterly Report

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