标题：美国法律常识
基本信息
中文名: 美国法律常识[1]
原名: Nolo's Encyclopedia of Everyday Law Answers to Your Most Frequently Asked Legal Questions
作者: Irving
图书分类: 法学
资源格式: PDF
版本: 第8版
出版社: Irving
书号: 978-1-4133-1321-5
发行时间: 2011年
地区: 美国
语言: 英文
简介
美国法来源于英国法，又根据美国政治、经济和文化特点作了较多的改变。美国建国初期就制定了成文的联邦宪法，但联邦和各州都自成法律体系。联邦除在国防、外交和州际商业等方面外，无统一的立法权；刑事和民商事方面的立法权基本上属于各州。
由美国宪法授权美国政府所制定颁布的成文法。当议案在国会两院以简单多数的得票通过，接著再由总统签署后即完成立法，并正式成为联邦法律。在颁布成为联邦法律之前，议案必须通过参众两院的半数投票同意后，再经总统签署。
立法过程:
经国会参众两院认可的成文法或决议文（resolution）必须经过以下任一程序才可成为法律：美国总统的签署、在国会开议期间，总统收到法案后十天内不作为（不做任何回应，十天的期限不含星期日），或在总统否决后由国会於会期内发起再审（法案必须获得三分之二以上的投票支持才可忽略总统的否决）。 经由前两种程序通过的法案将由总统「颁布」（promulgation）实行。若法案是经由第三种方式通过，最后再审期间国会的监票委员负责颁布法律。
目录
1
Houses ................................................................... ....................................................................... 3
Buying a House ............................................................................................................................ 4
Selling Your House ...................................................................................................................12
Deeds .................................. ............................................................................................................1 7
2
Neighbors ...............................................................................................................................21
Boundaries ................................................................... ............................................................... 2 2
Fences .... ................................................................................................................................... ..... 2 3
Trees ................................................................... ............................................................................ 2 5
Views ................. ............................................................................................................................. 2 6
Noise ................................. ............................................................................................................. 2 8
3
Landlords and Tenants .............................................................................................33
Le ases and Rental Agreements ........................................................................................ 34
Te nant Selection ...................................................................................................................... 36
Housing Discrimination ....................................................................................................... 36
Re nt and Security Deposits ............................................................................................... 38
Tenants’ Privacy Rights ........................................................................................................ 39
Cable Access and Satellite Dishes ................................................................................... 40
Re pairs and Maintenance ....................................................................................................42
La ndlord Liability for Criminal Acts and Activities ................................................45
La ndlord Liability for Lead Poisoning ............................................................................47
La ndlord’s Liability for Exposure to Asbestos, Mold, and Bedbugs ............. 48
In surance ................ ..................................................................................................................... 4 9
Foreclosure ................ ..................................................................................................................5 1
Resolving Disputes ...................................................................................................................51