Real Estate Law II

Introduction

The students will acquire knowledge about the legal regulation of the real estate business.

Course content

1. Laws governing owner control and governmental control　

• The planning and building act and other laws governing the building of new houses and changes to existing buildings　
• Concession legislation (Falkanger § 7.6)　
• The owner's disposal of real estate.

Compulsory literature:　

• Bråthen/Røse Solli (red.): Lærebok i praktisk eiendomsmegling, del II, kap. 6, Lov og rett for næringslivet kap.16　
• Falkanger, Thor. 2016. Fast eiendoms rettsforhold. 5. utg. Universitetsforlaget. § 7.6 og § 2 　

2. Other subjects related to property law　

• Legal rules on common usage of real estate　
• Legal rules on restrictive rights in real estate (restrictive covenants, ground lease)　
• Legal rules on real estate boundaries　
• Neighbour law　
• Right to redeem allodial land　

Compulsory literature:　

• Falkanger, Thor. 2016. Fast eiendoms rettsforhold. 5. utg. Universitetsforlaget.
  § 3.5, § 4, § 5.5, § 11, § 12, § 13.　
• Rettsreglene om hevd av fast eiendom (Falkanger § 5.5) 　
• Rettsreglene om begrensede rettigheter i fast eiendom (servitutter) (Falkanger § 12) 　
• Rettsreglene om fast eiendoms grenser (Falkanger § 4) 　
• Eiers rett og naboene (Falkanger § 13) 　
• Løsningsrettigheter (Falkanger § 3.5) 　
• Tomtefeste (Falkanger § 11)　

3. Family, inheritance and probate law　

• Economic consequences of marriage, including contracting on behalf of the spouse　
• Laws on and consequences of divorce　
• Laws of succession (family/spouses), including regulations on statutorily prescribed share　
• Laws on the drawing up of wills　
• Laws on probate cases　
• Unmarried cohabitation　

Compulsory literature:　

• Unneberg, Inge: Familie-, arve- og odelsrett for eiendomsmeglere, kompendium for eiendomsmeglerstudiet, 2009　

4. Allodial rights and primogeniture　

• Laws on the right to acquire allodium and on the procedures for such acquisitions.　
• Allodial privilege　
• Primogeniture　

Compulsory literature:　

• Unneberg, Inge: Familierett, arverett og odelsrett for eiendomsmeglere, kompendium for eiendomsmeglerstudiet, 2009.