Exam 25: Land Use Regulation and Real Property

Reversion occurs when the rights of possession returns to a third party upon the expiration of a limited estate.

________ of the ADA requires covered facilities to be designed, constructed, and altered in compliance with specific accessibility requirements established by regulations issued pursuant to the ADA.

A(n)________ is a situation in which a person holds an interest in another person's property without actually owning any part of the property.

The legal rights that the owner has to possess, use, and enjoy the property are known as ________.

The right of possession of remainder is an example of future interest.

A tenant in common can sell his or her interest in the property without the consent of the other co-owners.

A(n)________ is a situation in which a person who wrongfully possesses someone else's real property obtains title to that property if certain statutory requirements are met.

Martin, who owned a piece of property along with two other tenants, executed a will by which he left all his property to his son. When Martin died, his son received his interest in the shared property and became a tenant with the other two owners. What kind of concurrent ownership would allow such a passage of title?

A tenant's interest in the real property is called a(n)________.

A(n)________ authorizes a person who does not own adjacent land the right to use another person's land.

A(n)________ grants the owner all the incidents of a fee simple absolute except that ownership may be taken away if a specified condition occurs or does not occur.

The Fair Housing Act is administered by the ________, a federal administrative agency.

The doctrine of adverse possession requires the delivery of deed for transfer of property to be valid.

Give an account of zoning. What are nonconforming uses?

A given or required right to make limited use of someone else's land without owning or leasing it is called a(n)________.

A life tenant is treated as the owner of the property even after the duration of the life estate.

________ is a form of co-ownership of real property that can be used only by married couples.

A ________ is an exception that permits a type of building or use in an area that would not otherwise be allowed by a zoning ordinance.

Which of the following is true of subsurface rights in real property?

A landlord-tenant relationship is characterized by ________.