pt. 1. Introduction and context. Setting the scene ; General information ; Historical evolution of the maxim "sale breaks hire" ; The many faces of usufruct
pt. 2. Case studies. Various instances of time-limited interests ; What happens if land subject to a time-limited interest is conveyed to a third party? ; What happens if land subject to a time-limited interest is attached in execution of a debt or the landowner becomes insolvent? : Does a previously registered mortgage rank above a subsequently constituted time-limited interest? ; What happens if the holder of a time-limited interest is dispossessed? ; Duty of the holder of a time-limited interest to repair, replace and renew ; Entitlements of the holder of a time-limited interest to fruits of agricultural property ; To what extent may the holder of a time-limited interest convert his/her interest in the land? ; Remedies of the landowner against misconduct by the holder of a time-limited interest ; To what extend can a time-limited interest be sold or donated, burdened with a mortgage or a separate limited right, attached in execution proceedings and included in the holder's insolvency assets? ; Use of time-limited interests in land for land development ; The effect of an option to purchase and an obligation to maintain in land development ; Development of an existing building and land development by a public institution
pt. 3. Concluding remarks. [Cases 1-12] ; Modern significance of time-limited interests in land
Appendix. The importance of the various time-limited interests in land and individual jurisdictions.