Exam 48: Interests in Real Property

If Tom and Tim are joint tenants,they each own a specific half of the property.

Martha conveyed her lakefront property to her daughter,Ellen,for life and then to Ellen's children,but if Ellen had no children,to Mark.Mark has a contingent remainder.

An interest in the future that arises in a third party is called a(n):

Explain what is meant by an implied warranty of habitability and how this doctrine has changed the common law approach with respect to residential leases.

In a condominium:

If Bella grants Alvin a life estate in her property and Bella dies before Alvin,what happens to the land when Alvin dies?

Promises made by the landlord and tenant to each other in the lease to do or not to do certain acts are known as:

If Dan subleases his apartment to Elli for the summer,Elli is primarily liable to pay the landlord the rent.

An easement may be created in which of the following cases?

A tenancy at sufferance is created after the tenant's lease has expired.

The owner of the servient parcel is generally responsible for maintaining the easement and keeping it in repair.

A person with a life estate cannot do which of the following?

An estate in fee simple has which of the following characteristics?

If Gil assigns his lease to Jim,Gil has no further obligations to his landlord.

The holder of a qualified fee interest may not transfer the property by deed or will.

When a landlord leases property for a given period of time:

Gerald conveyed to his granddaughter,Erin the right to the family farm after her grandmother dies.This is called a:

If the lease is silent on the subject,a tenant generally may not assign his lease.

The right to cut and remove trees from another's land would be a(n):

If Sam leases property to Susan without specifying the duration,Sam has created a(n):