Recommended Titles and Treatises
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Texas Titles
| Title |
|---|
| Essentials of Texas water resources
by Mary K. Sahs.
State Bar of Texas.
2012.
KFT 5569 E87 |
| Land titles and title examination (Texas practice series)
by Aloysius A. Leopold.
Thomson West.
2005.
KFT 209 T4 v. 3-5A |
| Landlord's legal guide in Texas
by Traci Truly.
Sphinx Publishing.
2006.
REF DESK KFT 586 T78 |
| Landlords and tenants guide
by Judon Fambrough.
Texas A&M Real Estate Center.
2012.
REF DESK KFT 586 F35 |
| O’Connor’s property code plus
by Stephen I. Adler.
Jones McClure.
2009.
KFT 570 A4 O3 |
| Texas foreclosure law and practice (Texas practice series)
by W. Mike. Baggett.
Thomson West.
2001.
KFT 209 T4 V. 15 |
| Texas foreclosure manual
by William H. Locke.
State Bar of Texas.
2006.
KFT 697 F6 L6 |
| Texas forms manual: a guide for real estate & title documentation
by Charles J. Jacobus.
Knowles.
1991.
KFT 570 J3 |
| Texas forms real estate: commercial & residential
by Jackson Walker, L.L.P..
Jones McClure.
2011.
REF DESK KFT 568 T45 |
| Texas homeowners association law: the essential legal guide for Texas homeowners associations and homeowners
by Gregory Cagle.
Two Harbors Press.
2013.
KFT 576 C34 |
| Texas practice guide: Real estate litigation
by W. Mike Baggett.
Thomson West.
2011.
KFT 209 T5 REAL EST. |
| Texas practice guide: Real estate transactions
by James N. Johnson.
Thomson West.
2011.
KFT 209 T5 REAL EST. TRANS. |
| Texas real estate forms manual
by State Bar of Texas.
State Bar of Texas.
2011.
KFT 568 S7 |
| Texas real estate law
by Charles J. Jacobus.
South-Western.
2005.
KFT 570 J32 |
Federal/General Titles
| Title |
|---|
| A concise restatement of property
by Lance Liebman.
American Law Institute.
2001.
KF 570 L54 |
| A practical guide to disputes between adjoining landowners--easements
by James Backman.
Lexis Nexis Matthew Bender.
1989.
KF 639 B33 |
| Brown's boundary control and legal principles
by Walter Robillard.
John Wiley & Sons.
2009.
KF 639 B7 |
| Clark on surveying and boundaries
by Walter G. Robillard.
Lexis Nexis Matthew Bender.
1997.
KF 683 C55 |
| Community association law: cases and materials on common interest communities
by Wayne Hyatt.
Carolina Academic Press.
2008.
KF 576 H89 |
| Condominium and homeowner association practice: community association law
by Wayne S. Hyatt.
American Bar Association.
2000.
KF 576 H9 |
| Drafting rules: how community associations maintain peace & harmony: a guide for association practitioners
by Gurdon H. Buck.
Community Associations Press.
2004.
KF 576 B83 |
| Every landlord's legal guide
by Marcia Stewart.
Nolo Press.
2012.
KF 590 Z9 S74 |
| Every tenant's legal guide
by Janet Portman.
Nolo Press.
2012.
KF 590 Z9 P67 |
| Evidence and procedures for boundary location
by Walter G. Robillard.
John Wiley & Sons.
2006.
KF 639 B73 |
| Foreclosure prevention counseling: preserving the American dream
by Elizabeth Renuart.
National Consumer Law Center.
2009.
KF 697 R46 |
| Foreclosures: mortgage servicing, mortgage modifications, and foreclosure defense
by John Rao.
National Consumer Law Center.
2012.
KF 697 R3 |
| Friedman on contracts and conveyances of real property
by Milton R. Friedman.
Practising Law Institute.
2005.
KF 670 F72 |
| Homeowners association and you: the ultimate guide to harmonious community living
by Marlene M. Coleman.
Sphinx Publishing.
2006.
KF 576 C65 |
| Introduction to the law of real property
by Cornelius J. Moynihan.
Thomson West.
2005.
KF 570 M6 |
| Law of water rights and resources
by A. Dan Tarlock.
Thomson West.
2011.
KF 645 T37 |
| Neighbor law: fences, trees, boundaries & noise
by Emily Doskow.
Nolo Press.
2011.
KF 639 Z9 J6 |
| New neighborhoods: the consumer's guide to condominium, co-op, and HOA living
by Gary Poliakoff.
Emerald Book Company.
2009.
KF 576 P655 |
| Real estate finance law
by Grant S. Nelson.
Thomson West.
2007.
KF 695 O8 2007 |
| Real estate litigation handbook
by David A. Soley.
American Bar Association.
2010.
KF 572 S66 |
| The homeowners association manual
by Peter M. Dunbar.
Pineapple Press.
2004.
KF 576 D86 |
| The law of condominium operations
by Gary A. Poliakoff.
Thomson West.
1988.
KF 581 P65 |
| The law of easements and licenses in land
by Jon W. Bruce.
Thomson West.
2001.
KF 657 B78 |
| The law of real property (Powell on real property)
by Richard Roy Belden Powell.
Lexis Nexis Matthew Bender.
1949.
KF 570 P6 |
| Thompson on real property
by David A. Thomas.
Lexis Nexis Matthew Bender.
2011.
KF 570 T48 |
| Waters and water rights
by Robert E. Beck.
Lexis Nexis Matthew Bender.
2009.
KF 645 W3 |
| Your rights as a tenant
by Margaret C. Jasper.
Oceana.
2007.
KF 590 J37 |