Law 19 - Property & Creditors Rights - Section # 11958
This is a hybrid class. It meets weekly on Weds. 5:15 pm - 6:45 pm - CMS 004
Prof TBA - Activities - Textbooks - Read Dear Online Student - Study Guide and Welcome Message
Distribution of Grades
Assignments = 25% of your grade
Tests = 25% of your grade
Bankruptcy project = 20% of your grade
Eviction project = 15% of your grade
Team Presentations = 15% of your grade
A = 90% or above
B = 80 - 89
C = 70 - 79
D = 60 - 69
F = below 60
A grade of C or greater is required to pass the class
Chapter Tests
Test #A Chp. 31 #1 Bankruptcy
Test #B Chp. 31 #2 Bankruptcy
Test #C Chp. 30 #1 Secured Transactions
Test #D Chp. 30 #2 Secured Transactions
Test #E Chp. 29 #1 Creditors' Rights & Remedies
Test #F Chp. 29 #2 Creditors' Rights & Remedies
Test #G Chp. 49 #1 Real Property & Landlord-Tenant Relationships
Test #H Chp. 49 #2 Real Property & Landlord-Tenant Relationships
Test #I Chp. 48 #1 Personal Property & Bailments
Test #J Chp. 48 #2 Personal Property & Bailments
Test #K Chp. 44 Consumer Law
Test #L Chp. 28 Checks & Banking in the Digital Age
Test #M Chp. 34 Employment, Immigration & Labor Law
Test #N Chp. 46 Antitrust Quiz
Course Description: Law 19 is a study of the law of personal property and real property including community property, joint tenancy, leases, deeds, contracts, escrows, deeds of trust, a study of the system of recording and search of public documents, a study of bankruptcy laws and forms.
Course Organization: Law 19 is organized into assignments, quizzes, forum discussions, and (2) final projects - a bankruptcy and eviction papers
Chapter Quizzes
There will be a total of 14 quizzes. The information needed to complete the quiz will be contained in chapter. While the quizzes are open book, the quizzes will be timed. You will have to be familiar with the material prior to attempting the quiz. The time allotted to complete the quiz will be 1 hour, and you will be allowed two attempts to improve your scores, and to better learn the materials.
Assignments
There will be approximately 19 assignments. Assignments will usually require students to complete legal summaries, analysis and/or research. Assignments are untimed. The time needed to complete an assignment will be 1-3 hours.
Semester Projects
Students will have to complete two semester projects, a Debtor Bankruptcy, and Eviction (Unlawful Detainer) forms for both Petitioner (Landlord) and Respondent (Tenant) .
Due dates:
Unlawful detainer - 5/23/18
Bankruptcy Project – 5/23/18
Week 1 - Due 2/11/18
- Read the syllabus for the class and buy the textbook - West Business Law - West Business Law 13th edition - http://lamission.edu/law/textbooks/
- Read/Review Chapter 31 on Bankruptcy Law
- Review property-resources
- Read Dear Online Student
- Post your Introduction
- Read Law Study
- Read Legal Argumentation
- Read Learning Ethics
- Read Strategies against Procrastination
- Read Reading Law Cases-Codes
Week 2 - Due 2/18/17
- Read Chapter 31 on Bankruptcy
- #1 Bankruptcy Codes - summarize (3)
- #2 Chp. 31 Case Problem - Automatic Stay
- Test #A - Chp. 31 Bankruptcy (#1)
- weekly discussion forum
Week 3 - Due 2/25/18
- no chapter to read
- #3 Summarize Steps in a Bankruptcy
- #4 Summarize the bankruptcy forms
- Test #B Chp. 31 Bankruptcy Quiz (#2)
- weekly discussion forum
Week 4 - Due 3/4/18
- Read Chapter 30 on Secured Transactions
- #5 California Exemptions - listen to podcast
- Test #C - Chp. 30 - Secured Transactions (#1)
- weekly discussion forum
Week 5 - Due 3/11/18
- no chapter to read
- #6 Chp. 30 Case Problem - Priority of Disputes
- Test #D Chp. 30 Secured Transactions Quiz (#2)
- weekly discussion forum
Week 6 - Due 3/18/18
- Read Chapter 29 on Creditors' Remedies
- #7 Chp. 29 Case Problem - Subrogation Rights
- Test #E Chp. 29 - Creditors' Rights & Remedies (#1)
- weekly discussion forum
Week 7 - Due 3/25/18
- Read Chapter 49 on Real Property & Landlord-Tenant Relationships
- #8 Chp. 49 Case Problem - Mechanic Liens Procedure
- Test #F Chp. 29 - Creditors' Rights & Remedes (#2)
- weekly discussion forum
Week 8 - Due 4/1/18
- no chapter to read
- #9 Eviction Procedures
- Test #G Chp. 49 Real Property & Landlord-Tenant Relationships Quiz (#1)
- weekly discussion forum
- Spring Break 4/2 - 4/8
Week 9 - Due 4/15/18
- no chapter to read
- #10 Method of 3 day service
- Test #H Chp. 49 Real Property & Landlord-Tenant Relationships Quiz (#2)
- weekly discussion forum
Week 10__Due 4/22/18
- Read Chapter 48 on Personal Property & Bailments
- #11 3 day notice to pay rent or quit
- Test #I Chp. 48 Personal Property & Bailments Quiz (#1)
- weekly discussion forum
Week 11 - Due 4/29/18
- no chapter to read
- #12 Rules on Repair and Deduct
- #13 Green case and "habitability"
- Test #J Chp. 48 Personal Property & Bailments Quiz (#2)
- weekly discussion forum
Week 12 - Due 5/6/18
- Read Chp. 44 Consumer Law
- #14 Chp. 48 Case Problem - Bailments
- #15 Equal Credit Opportunity
- Test #K Chp. 44 Consumer Law Quiz
- weekly discussion forum
Week 13 - Due 5/13/18
- Read Chp. 28 Banking in the Digital Age
- #16 - Submit Eviction (Unlawful Detainer) Project
- #17 Chp. 44 Case Problem
- Test #L - Chp. 28 - Banking in the Digital Age
- weekly discussion forum
Week 14 - Due 5/20/18
- Read Chp. 34 Employment, Immigration and Labor Law
- #18 - Submit Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Project
- #19 Worker Comp case law
- Test #M - Chp. 34 Employment, Immigration and Labor Law
- weekly discussion forum
Week 15 - Due 5/27/18
- Read Chapter 46 Antitrust law
- #20 - Chp. 34 case problem
- Test #N - Chapter 46 - Antitrust Law
- weekly discussion forum
- What did you learn?
updated: 11/10/17