KENDRICK KIM_SYLLABUSFALL2014_RE 102F
- 1. RE 102 F-Legal Aspects of Real Estate Fall 2014 Subject to change Instructor: Mr. Kendrick K. Kim Contact info: (714) 402-7363 (mobile, Text) E-Mail: kkim1@fullcoll.edu Scheduled Class meetings: Wednesdays: 3:30p.m. to 6:40 p.m. *ALL MOBILE DEVICES MUST BE TURNED OFF DURING THE DURATION OF THE CLASS. * Course Description This course covers California real estate property law. Topics include acquisitions and transfers, methods and incidents of ownership, easements, fixtures, land descriptions, recording, covenants, conditions, and restrictions, zoning ordinances, leases, brokers, escrow, title insurance and probate proceedings. This course fulfills the educational prerequisite for California state licensing requirements and meets the Fullerton College certificate requirements. (CSU) (Degree Credit) Required Text California Real Estate Law: Text and Cases, Author Gordon, Theodore H.: -Eight Edition ISBN: 10: 0-538-73613-5/13: 978-0-538-73613-8 Student Learning Outcomes Upon Completion of this course, students will be able to 1. Upon successful completion of RE 102 F, Legal Aspects of Real Estate, the student will be able to analyze real estate legal problems in a logical manner. 2. Upon successful completion of RE 102 F, Legal Aspects of Real Estate, the student will be able to identify, define, evaluate, compare and explain relevant legal issues relating to California real estate transactions and land titles. 3. Upon successful completion of RE 102 F, Legal Aspects of Real Estate, the student will be able to utilize a working vocabulary of real estate legal terminology. Course Goals and Objectives: The student should be able to achieve the following goals and objectives upon the successful completion of this course: 1. To recognize and understand the legal implications of basic documents pertaining to real estate ownership and transfer of legal interests in real estate;
- 2. 2. To understand the legal requirements and implications of the rights and duties of the owners of any interest in real estate; 3. To understand the legal implications of conveyance problems and the basic documents used to correct these problems. 4. To understand the basic concepts that apply to government regulation and control of real state, including the issues surrounding eminent domain; and 5. To understand the legal issues and generally accepted practices of the California real estate industry relating to the areas of escrow and title insurance, zoning, landlord-tenant practices and problem areas, real estate brokerage and agency rules, requirements and problems; and ethical requirements and issues for real estate agents and brokers. Academic Honesty: The use of unauthorized material, communication with fellow students during an exam, attempting to benefit from the work of another and similar behavior that defeats the intent of the examination or assignment is unacceptable. Copying assignments is specifically prohibited. Any violation of this policy will result in student receiving a zero on the examination or all papers and whatever further action is decided necessary by the College. (See college catalog for Academic Honesty Policy.) ADA Statement: Fullerton College is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities upon request of the student (in a timely fashion) and upon verification of disability. Disabled Students/Learning Resources Disability Support Services (714-992-7099) Room 804 Evaluation Method MIDTERMS & FINAL EXAMS ARE TO BE ANSWERED ON SCANTRON FORM NO 882-E GRADING Grading is on the point system 100 pts – Midterm exam (50 questions of Multiple choice and true/false) 200 pts – Final Exam (100 questions of Multiple choice and true/false) 50 pts – class participation 50 pts – Group Paper (3-5 pages, due December 3, 2014) A = 360- 400 C = 280- 319 FAIL = 239 and below B = 320-359 D = 240-279
- 3. NO MAKE-UP QUIZES/EXAMS NOTE: all questions on the mid-term and final exams will be taken from the lecture, textbook material, and chapter quizzes. The instructor will try as often as possible to cover the questions during the lecture, but this may not always be possible. It is highly recommended that you attend each class session and read each assigned chapter prior to the class meeting. CLASS SCHEDULE Subject to Change August 27 Introduction, Chapter 1, and Chapter 2 September 3 Chapter 3-4 10 Chapter 5-6 17 Chapter 7-8 24 Chapter 9-10 October 1 Chapter 11-12 8 Chapter 13-14 15 Chapter 15-16 22 MIDTERM EXAM (Chapters 1-16) 29 Chapter 17-18 November 5 Chapter 19-20 12 Chapter 21 19 Chapter 22 26 Chapter 23 December 3 Final Exam review, guest speaker (s), “Putting it all together” 10 Final Exam