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