Thesis ( M.L.A. ) -- University of Texas at Arlington, 2008.

Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 139-144) Also available in print.

This thesis will examine the mechanisms of the protection and legal challenges of public property development within Iranian legal system. These mechanisms may be used to assist in compliance with international obligations, but the primary focus has been on domestic law, in particular the Iranian Civil Code and the Constitution. The author has investigated the various issues within the Iranian property law system from the perspective of preserving public property. By definition, public property covers a broad area, and therefore, this thesis has explored the challenges of public property in a variety of contexts and situations. Each chapter explores various legal challenges and legal cases from a unique perspective, while providing suggestion for the legislator. In many cases, the ambiguities and inefficiencies have been highlighted. In other cases, a solution is provided for the legislator to deal with a specific issue. The author has also gathered and examined various cases from Iranian Supreme Court and other legal authorities in order to study them from the perspective of public property development. This thesis has three chapters. The first chapter explores the Iranian property law system and its taxonomy and examines the classifications of property in the Iranian Civil Code. The second chapter exclusively deals with the concept of Mobahaat in the Iranian legal system and its relation to public property protection. Finally, chapter three examines public property from the perspective of Iranian Constitution law, (specifically principles 44, 45 and 49) and a few specific provisions of the Civil Code.

In the early 1980’s, the Chinese government launched the nationwide housing and land reform programme to tackle almost insurmountable problems in providing residential housing for its citizens and adequate business facilities to facilitate sustainable economic growth.  Real estate developers play a significant role in the reform process.  The object of this thesis is to identify the problems encountered under Chinese legislation with regard to controlling the activities of developers and suggest solutions. Chinese legislative provisions are compared with the provisions of the sophisticated American Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act and well-developed South African Sectional Titles Act. The first part of the thesis focuses on the complicated housing and land reform process in China.  The major part of the thesis focuses on the role of developers in the development, sale and initial management of the condominium scheme.  Topics discussed include the role of developers in the establishment of condominium schemes, allocation of parking spaces and the management of condominium schemes during the initial period.  Consumer protection against abuses of power on the part of developers, especially regarding the sale of condominiums in a building which is still under construction is another key focus. The author finds that under current Chinese law, the developer is neither provided with sufficient flexibility nor controlled adequately by pertinent legislation.  The most important shortcoming is that developers are not empowered to draft constitutive documents to suit the needs of their particular schemes.  Lack of a constitutive document creates disputes among developers, management agencies and unit owners over various issues, such as the boundaries between exclusive units and common areas and their individual rights and obligations.  Allowing developers to draft and register the constitutive documents would not only bind the three parties to the provision of constitutive documents but provide more flexibility to the developer.  The automatic establishment of an owners’ association after the first unit is transferred will create a channel for communication among the three parties and reduce further friction amongst them.

Thesis (M. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 106-110).

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Thesis (Master of Town Planning) -- University of Adelaide, Dept. of Architecture, 1972. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 163-167).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2009. / Additional advisors: Robert Angus, Paul D. Blanchard, Sarah Culver, Alan Shih. Description based on contents viewed June 3, 2009; title from PDF t.p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 48-51).

Thesis (M.C.R.P.) -- University of Texas at Arlington, 2008.

Thesis (M.B.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1987.