EL CAMINO COLLEGE COURSE OUTLINE: RE 12A

I. COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Course Title and Number: Real Estate 12A (RE12A)
Descriptive Title: Legal Aspects of Real Estate
Discipline: Real Estate
Hours Lecture: 3
Course Units: 3
Grading Method: Letter
Associate Degree Credit
Transfer CSU - Effective Date: prior to 7/92.
Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for English 2R.

Catalog Description:
This course provides instruction on buying, selling and management of real property. Students study California property law: Titles, community property, liens, sales contracts, escrow, commissions, transfers, licensing regulations and public policy.

NOTE: The California Department of Real Estate (DRE) has approved this course for the salesperson conditional license requirement for one of the two courses to be completed within 18 months of licensure, in addition to the required Real Estate Principles course. The California DRE requires broker license applicants to successfully complete this statutorily required course. To comply with statutory regulation, the California DRE has approved this course as an option for the broker license. The California DRE has approved this course for 45 hours of continuing education (C/E) credit for broker and salesperson license renewal. The California Office of Real Estate Appraisal (OREA) has approved this course for 51 hours of continuing education (C/E) credit for license renewal provided the student has 90% attendance and passes a closed-book final exam. (OREA # 95ECC001)

II. COURSE OBJECTIVES AND METHODS OF EVALUATION

A. Course Objectives:
1. Describe and explain the rights of a landlord and a tenant.
2. Define and differentiate between various forms of ownership.
3. Explain and define various types of real estate contracts.
4. Summarize the steps in a judicial and non-judicial foreclosure.

B. Methods of Evaluation:
1. Essay exams.
2. Objective examinations, including multiple choice and true/false.

III. OUTLINE OF SUBJECT MATTER

Sources of California real estate law and the origin of land titles.
General contracts and usage of real estate contracts.
Computer use and records search.
Agency law and licensee regulation.
Duties and liabilities of licensees.
Acquisition, conveyance and escrow.
Forms of ownership and the implications.
Creation and enforcement of security devices.
Involuntary liens, priorities and title insurance.
Taxation burdens.
Land use, descriptions, subdivisions and investment regulations.
Adjoining land owner problems and issues.
Landlord and tenant relationship.

IV. READING AND WRITING ASSIGNMENTS

Three hours of work per week, including class time, are required for each unit of credit.

A. A representative example of an assignment.
1. Student will recognize and explain the importance of and consequences of the specific types of legal title of real property.

B. Two hours of work outside of class are required for each hour of lecture or equivalent.
Each student will be required to perform the following outside of regular class time:
1. Study.
2. Required reading.
3. Problem-solving activity or exercise.
4. Written work.

V. COLLEGE LEVEL CRITICAL THINKING ASSIGNMENTS

1. The student will solve hypothetical Real Estate legal problems where the student is required to recognize the legal issue and formulate the issue into a concise statement question, then apply the facts by reciting the rule of law to give a reasoned conclusion to the statement question.
2. The student will support his or her choice of answer for a particular legal case problem and articulate the legal benefits of the student's choice with appropriate supporting legal theories, cases and regulations.

VI. PLANNED INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES

This course is taught using lecture, the Socratic case study method, computer test bank testing, use of real estate contract forms and incorporation of a text case study book and student study guide.

VII. APPROPRIATE TEXT AND MATERIALS

Required Text:
California Real Estate Law, newest edition.

Required Supplementary Reading:
California Real Estate Law, cases and materials, Michael S. Botello, McGraw-Hill, Inc., newest edition.
Other Required Materials: Law Dictionary, Steven H. Gifis, newest edition.
Legal search for case reference (such as Internet, Lexus Nexus or similar).

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