Real Estate Law Resources at the Anchorage Law Library

1. Real Estate Law Resources at the Anchorage Law Library Catherine Lemann, JD, MLIS January 2008 clemann@courts.state.ak.us

2. Library Hours Monday – Thursday 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Friday 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Sunday noon – 5:00 p.m.

3. Contact us • Call the Reference Desk: 907-264-0585 • Email us: library@courts.state.ak.us • Fax a request: 907-264-0733 • NEW Toll-Free Number for Alaska callers: (888) 282-2082

4. What are your research needs? • What are the biggest challenges in real estate law today? • Do you use a current awareness service? • How do you research issues? • What tools and resources do you use? • What tools and resources would you like to see in the library?

5. Resources in the Law Library • Things you still can’t get online – Books! • Treatises and Law Reviews can be checked out by Bar members • We can mail them to you if you’re not in Anchorage

6. Finding Aids • Legal Information Buyer’s Guide and Reference Manual- Svengalis • Descriptions and pricing for legal titles arranged by subject matter

7. Treatises • Friedman, Contracts and Conveyances of Real Property, 7th ed • Powell on Real Property • Nichols’ on Eminent Domain • Federal Environmental Regulation of Real Estate • Condominium and Homeowner Association Practice, 3rd ed

8. Treatises • Introduction to the Law of Real Property 2nd ed (4th is available) • Patton and Palomar on Land Titles • Law of Condominium Operations • Clark on Surveying and Boundaries • Anderson’s American Law of Zoning • Rathkopf’s Law of Zoning & Planning

9. Treatises • American Land Planning Law: Land Use and the Police Power • A Practical Guide to Real Estate Practice • Thompson on Real Property • Commercial Ground Leases • Commercial Real Estate Forms w/ CD • Holtzschue, Real Estate Contracts and Closings

10. Alaska.gov • Alaska Real Estate commission • http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/occ/prec.htm

11. Treatises • The Law of Premises Liability • Tax Planning with Real Estate • BNA Tax Management Portfolios

12. HeinOnline • Over 1,000 full text journals • Coverage often begins with volume 1 • CFR, Federal Register, Statutes at Large • Only available in the library, but we can email articles

13. FREE Westlaw at the Library • All State/Federal cases & statutes • No administrative decisions • USCA, USCCAN • ALR 2nd – 5th • Am.Jur., Forms, Proof of Facts and Trials • Journals and Law Reviews • Key Cite

14. Alaska Case Law Database • http://government.westlaw.com/akcases • Alaska Supreme Court and Court of Appeals • All published opinions back to 1960 • Unpublished decisions (MOJs) back to 1991, with older decisions being added • No headnotes, keyciting, or page numbers

15. Alaska Case Law Database • Word search AND, OR, BUT NOT • Truncation ! • trust! will find trust and trustee • disab! will find disabled and disability • Search by phrase – use quotes • “irrevocable trust” • Use the singular form – it will automatically look for plurals

16. Alaska Case Law Database • Once you’re in a case, can use Control-F to find specific search terms • Space = OR so remember to type AND if you are looking for both terms in a case • Example: • Sex! AND discriminat! • Sex age AND discriminat!

21. Casemaker • New Bar Association benefit • Alaska Caselaw348 P.2d (1960) – current • With page numbers • Attorney General Opinions From 1995 • Alaska Law Review Volume 14 - current

22. Casemaker • Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Seward, Kenai Borough Codes • Statutes – no currency indication • Court rules – no currency indication • No employment specific resources • Citator? Limited usefulness

23. Casemaker – Federal • U.S. Supreme Court 1893 - Current • U.S. Circuit Opinions 1 F.3d (1993) - current • U.S. District Courts (F.Supp.2d) F.Supp.2d Vol. 401(2005) - current adv. sheet • U.S. Bankruptcy Opinions Begin: Vol. 334 B.R. (2005) • U.S. CodeTitles 1-41, 46 are complete through 01/02/2006Titles 42-45, 47-50 are complete through 01/03/2005Title 11 USC Bankruptcy Reform Act Contains all changes made by the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005 • Public Laws Includes laws passed by the 2005-2006 109th Congress and 2007 110th Congress to date • Code of Federal RegulationsTitles 1-16 complete through 1/1/2007Titles 17-27 complete through 4/1/2007Title 28-31 complete through 7/1/2007Titles 32-41 complete through 7/1/2006Titles 42-50 complete through 10/1/2006 • U.S. Constitution • Federal Court Rules

24. Casemaker • Basic search is natural language • Advanced Search • Fields: Citation, Docket Number, Attorney, Judge, Date • Word Form – exact , wildcard * • Proximity – word, sentence, document, within 500 or 1000 characters

33. Alaska court dockets • Courtview • Courts included: Anchorage, Barrow, Fairbanks, Kotzebue, Nome, Palmer and Unalakleet

37. Free Pacer Access • Federal Court docketing system • Nationwide • Two year trial • Available in all court law libraries

42. Need help? • Call the library reference desk if you have questions: (907) 264-0585 or (888) 282-2082 • Reference librarians can walk you through searching or finding a website to help • We have thousands of forms available • Catalog is on-line: http://www.state.ak.us/courts/library.htm • You can check out treatises for 3 days • We will mail them to you if you live outside Anchorage