Question 1

A deed can only be used to transfer a fee simple absolute interest in real property.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Carmen, Westbrook, and Ashton are concurrent owners of a large commercial building. Ashton executes a will that leaves all his property to his son in the event of his death. But after Ashton passes away, his ownership interest in the building was acquired by the two remaining tenants of the building. Which of the following kinds of concurrent ownership would allow such a passage of title?

Accepted Answer

A)  a tenancy by entirety 
B)  a community property 
C)  a joint tenancy 
D)  a tenancy in common 
A)  a tenancy by entirety 
B)  a community property 
C)  a joint tenancy 
D)  a tenancy in common

Question 3

What is a general warranty deed?

Accepted Answer

A general warranty deed (or grant deed)

Question 4

If a person owns real property in fee simple, his or her ownership is limited in duration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is true of a life tenant?

Accepted Answer

A)  A life tenant has the right to sell the life estate at will. 
B)  A person who gives a life estate to another is called a life tenant. 
C)  A life tenant can possess the life estate to the point of rendering it worthless by permanent damage. 
D)  A life tenant is treated as the owner of the property for the duration of the life estate. 
A)  A life tenant has the right to sell the life estate at will. 
B)  A person who gives a life estate to another is called a life tenant. 
C)  A life tenant can possess the life estate to the point of rendering it worthless by permanent damage. 
D)  A life tenant is treated as the owner of the property for the duration of the life estate.

Question 6

Land, as well as buildings, trees, soil, minerals, timber, plants, and other things permanently affixed to the land are known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  chattel 
B)  intangible property 
C)  personal property 
D)  real property 
A)  chattel 
B)  intangible property 
C)  personal property 
D)  real property

Question 7

A(n)________ estate is an estate in which the owner has a present possessory interest in the real property.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n)________ estate is an estate in which...

Question 8

The Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires the government to compensate the property owner when it exercises the power of eminent domain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The two forms of future interests in rights of possession are reversion and ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The two forms of future interests in...

Question 10

Which of the following is true of the government's power of eminent domain?

Accepted Answer

A)  It does not allow the owner of the property to make a case for keeping the property. 
B)  It requires payment of compensation by the government. 
C)  It does not apply to state and local governments. 
D)  It allows the government to set up zoning areas. 
A)  It does not allow the owner of the property to make a case for keeping the property. 
B)  It requires payment of compensation by the government. 
C)  It does not apply to state and local governments. 
D)  It allows the government to set up zoning areas.

Question 11

A bridge would be an example of real property.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following defines a reminder as a form of future interest?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a right of possession that returns to the grantor after the expiration of a limited or contingent estate. 
B)  It is a right of possession that returns to a third party upon the expiration of a limited or contingent estate. 
C)  It is a form of concurrent possession of a multiple-dwelling building in which a corporation owns the building and the residents own shares in the corporation. 
D)  It is a form of concurrent possession that includes the right of survivorship. 
A)  It is a right of possession that returns to the grantor after the expiration of a limited or contingent estate. 
B)  It is a right of possession that returns to a third party upon the expiration of a limited or contingent estate. 
C)  It is a form of concurrent possession of a multiple-dwelling building in which a corporation owns the building and the residents own shares in the corporation. 
D)  It is a form of concurrent possession that includes the right of survivorship.

Question 13

What is a quiet title action?

Accepted Answer

A)  a lawsuit to determine the rightful owner of a disputed property and his/her rights 
B)  a lawsuit to enforce the right to survivorship to the holder of the title deed 
C)  a lawsuit asking for the release of the details of a separate property from a couple 
D)  a lawsuit to obtain reimbursement for losses cause by undiscovered defects in title 
A)  a lawsuit to determine the rightful owner of a disputed property and his/her rights 
B)  a lawsuit to enforce the right to survivorship to the holder of the title deed 
C)  a lawsuit asking for the release of the details of a separate property from a couple 
D)  a lawsuit to obtain reimbursement for losses cause by undiscovered defects in title

Question 14

The power of the eminent domain allows the government to take private property for public use after paying consideration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A new owner of a servient estate cannot inherit the appurtenant easement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

To obtain title under adverse possession, the adverse possessor must physically occupy the property.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

How does the Americans with Disabilities Act influence housing and accommodation?

Accepted Answer

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA

Question 18

A person who leases a single-family dwelling and does not own more than three single-family dwellings does not come under the purview of the Fair Housing Act of 1968.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Monetary damages are not provided in cases involving violation of the ADA.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Statute of Frauds requires the real estate sales contracts to be in writing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 25: Land Use Regulation and Real Property

A deed can only be used to transfer a fee simple absolute interest in real property.

What is a general warranty deed?

If a person owns real property in fee simple, his or her ownership is limited in duration.

Which of the following is true of a life tenant?

Land, as well as buildings, trees, soil, minerals, timber, plants, and other things permanently affixed to the land are known as ________.

A(n)________ estate is an estate in which the owner has a present possessory interest in the real property.

The Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires the government to compensate the property owner when it exercises the power of eminent domain.

The two forms of future interests in rights of possession are reversion and ________.

Which of the following is true of the government's power of eminent domain?

A bridge would be an example of real property.

Which of the following defines a reminder as a form of future interest?

What is a quiet title action?

The power of the eminent domain allows the government to take private property for public use after paying consideration.

A new owner of a servient estate cannot inherit the appurtenant easement.

To obtain title under adverse possession, the adverse possessor must physically occupy the property.

How does the Americans with Disabilities Act influence housing and accommodation?

A person who leases a single-family dwelling and does not own more than three single-family dwellings does not come under the purview of the Fair Housing Act of 1968.

Monetary damages are not provided in cases involving violation of the ADA.

The Statute of Frauds requires the real estate sales contracts to be in writing.

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