GRI 204 Legal issues

This course is a survey designed to familiarize the students with information about a broad variety of legal issues including but no limited to:

• Sources of Real Estate Law
  
• Basic Easement and Adverse Possession Law
  
• Ways of Taking Title (Vesting)
  
• Deeds that Transfer Title
  
• Deeds of Trust
  
• Foreclosure
  
• Trusts and Probate
  
• Landlord-Tenant Law
  
• California Department of Real Estate Matters
  
• Agency Law
  
• Basic Contract Law
  
• Commissions and Referral Fees

At the end of this course, you will be able to

• Understand the different sources of real estate law
  
• Understand the difference between easements and adverse possession
  
• Identify the different types of concurrent real property ownership
  
• Understand the difference between trusts and probate
  
• Differentiate between landlord and tenants’ duties
  
• Understand the duties of the agent to a principal
  
• Implement risk management strategies as a real estate practitioner
  
• Understand when a valid contract exists