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Treatise Finder: Property/Real Estate

TREATISES AND SERVICES BY SUBJECT adapted for the UIC law library from PRINCIPLES OF LEGAL RESEARCH by Kent C. Olson (West, 2009)

Multi-Volume Treatises

John A. Borron, Jr., The Law of Future Interests (3d ed. 2002-2008), 10th floor KF605.Si45x

Friedman on Contracts and Conveyances of Real Property (James Charles Smith ed., 7th ed. 2005-date), 10th floor KF670.F914

Friedman on Leases (Patrick A. Randolph, Jr., ed., 5th ed. 2004-date), 10th floor KF590.F914

Michael T. Madison & Jeffry R. Dwyer, The Law of Real Estate Financing (rev. ed. 1994-date), 10th floor KF5698.3.M24, available in Westlaw

Grant S. Nelson & Dale A. Whitman, Real Estate Finance Law (5th ed. 2007), 10th floor KF695.N45 2007

Powell on Real Property (Patrick J. Rohan ed., 1949-date), 10th floor KF570.P871x, available in Lexis

Julius L. Sackman et al., Nichols on Eminent Domain, available in Lexis

Thompson on Real Property (David A. Thomas ed., 1st/2d eds. 1994-date), 10th floor KF570.T373, available in Lexis

One-Volume Treatises & Hornbooks

Steven J. Eagle, Regulatory Takings (4th ed. 2009-2011), 10th floor KF5599.E23, available in Lexis

Grant S. Nelson & Dale A. Whitman, Real Estate Finance Law (5th ed. 2007), 10th floor KF695 .N45 2007

John Rao et al., Foreclosures and mortgage servicing: including modification loans (5th ed. 2014), 10th floor KF1058.R36

Walter G. Robillard & Lane J. Bouman, Clark on Surveying and Boundaries (7th ed. 1997-2013), 10th floor - KF683.C55

Robert S. Schoshinski, American Law of Landlord and Tenant (1980-2008), 10th floor KF589.S34

William B. Stoebuck & Dale A. Whitman, The Law of Property (3d ed. 2000), 6th floor (Reserve) KF570.C95 2000

Illinois Resources

Real Property Service. Illinois.  Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Co., (1988-), 9th floor KFI1312.R38, also available via Westlaw

Solomon Gutstein and Eileen Murphy, Illinois Real Estate, Part of West’s IL Practice Series, 9th floor KFI1312.G87, and available via Westlaw

IICLEs/ IICLE Smartbooks are practice-oriented guides published by the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education that cover a wide range of legal topics.  Complete print sets of the IICLEs are available on reserve and in the research collection on the 6th floor.  IICLEs are also available online to current UIC Law students, faculty, and staff via the IICLE Smartbooks link on the library's home page.

Commercial Landlord-Tenant Practice 2023 Edition

Commercial Real Estate: Financing and Transactional Issues 2025 Edition

Commercial Real Estate: Property-Related Issues 2025 Edition

Condominium Law: Daily Operation Challenges 2024 Edition

Condominium Law: Governance, Authority, and Controlling Documents 2024 Edition

Land Use Law: Special Topics 2021 Edition

Mortgage Foreclosure: Corresponding Issues 2024 Edition

Mortgage Foreclosure: Practice and Procedure 2024 Edition

Real Estate Litigation 2024 Edition

Real Estate Taxation: Assessments, Rate Challenges, and Tax Sale Matters 2024 Edition

Real Estate Taxation: Exemptions, Assessments, and Challenges 2024 Edition