HS1703 Property Law 7.5 credits

The aim of the course is to give the students skills in their future work as real estate agents, so that they can fulfill their duties when real property is sold. The student shall have knowledge of real property units and rights and obligations in such properties. The course is designed to meet the requirements for registration as an real estate agent set by the Swedish Board of Supervision of Estate Agents.

The areas of law in the Land Code that the student shall have knowledge of are:

* Real property units and the borders of the units, fixtures and the legal relations between neighbours

* Purchase, exchange and gift

* The effect of a party being dispossessed of real property following protest etc.

Rent, leasehold, site leasehold, and other user rights, easements, lien and general provisions of title registration

* Title registration, mortgage and registration of rights

* The law of property concerning real property - prescriptive rights, priority on grounds of title registration and bona fide acquisitions

* Certain parts of the Rights of Priority Act, the Enforcement Code, and the Bankruptcy Act, as well as enforcement and coercive sale of real property

* Joint ownership of real property

After having taken the couse the student shall, whether in writing or orally, be able to:

* Identify legal problems and find the applicable legal rules concering real property and rights in such property.

* Apply the relevant legal rules when solving legal problems concerning real property and rights in such property, and to explain the reasons for the application of the roles to the problem.

General and particular requirements for the program Byggteknik och fastighetsförmedlning

Preliminarily the latest edition of the following litterature:

Victorin & Hager, Allmän fastighetsrätt

Bengtsson, Victorin & Hager, Hyra och annan nyttjanderätt till fast egendom

Jensen, Panträtt i fast egendom

Material- och rättsfallssamling

• ÖVN1 - Assignment, 1.5 credits, grading scale: P, F
• TEN1 - Examination, 6.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

TEN1 - Examination, 6.0 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

ÖVN1 - Assignment, 1.5 credits, grade scale: P, F

• All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
• In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
• In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.