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Real Property, Linda S. Finley
Real Property, Linda S. Finley
Mercer Law Review
This Article reviews notable real property issues arising from the decisions of the appellate courts of Georgia as well as legislation enacted by the Georgia General Assembly. Real property law is often thought of as stodgy, particularly with the roots of the practice arising from English common law. However, real property law is ever-changing and often touches on a myriad of issues necessitating the need for the topics reviewed in this Article. This Article provides the practitioner, student, or layperson with a guide to those court decisions entered and legislation enacted during the survey period.
Zoning And Land Use Law, Newton M. Galloway, Steven L. Jones
Zoning And Land Use Law, Newton M. Galloway, Steven L. Jones
Mercer Law Review
This year and volume, the sixty-ninth, mark the phoenix flight of the Zoning and Land Use Law survey. The survey last appeared in the sixty-first volume of the Mercer Law Review, just as the Great Recession was taking its toll on real estate development. The Great Recession shifted development activity away from constructing new buildings to protecting the value of investment in existing structures from the ravages of the landslide of foreclosures. At the height of the Great Recession, there was virtually no demand for new residential or commercial construction, and new construction and development ground to a halt. …