Exam 25: Land Use Regulation and Real Property

________ are an example of real property.

Recording a deed gives constructive notice to the world of the owner's interest in the property.

Plant life and vegetation growing on the surface of land are considered to be ________.

Which of the following is true of tenancy at sufferance?

Which of the following is the implied default title conveyed in a sale of real estate?

A(n)________ deed contains the greatest number of warranties and provides the highest level of protection to a grantee.

Explain the role of recording statutes in real property contracts.

The person who is given a life estate is called the life tenant.

A(n)________ is a document that grants a person the right to enter upon another's property for a specified and usually short period of time.

Ms. Rogers owns a property adjoining the property owned by Mr. Cartworth. Since her house lies behind that of Mr. Cartworth's, Ms. Rogers' driveway passes through his property. -Which of the following would be true if Mr. Cartworth were to sell his property?

What is a profit-à-prendre?

A situation created when the owner of one piece of land is given an easement over an adjacent piece of land is called a(n)________.

In a special warranty deed, the seller is liable for defects in title that existed before the seller obtained the property.

Jonas is a successful investment banker who earns $400,000 income per year. Jonas marries Penny, a nurse at a county hospital. At the time of their marriage, Jonas owns $1 million of real estate and $1.5 million in securities, while Penny has no personal savings or property. After four years, Jonas and Penny opt for a divorce. Over the four years of their marriage Jonas has made $400,000 for the first two years and $500,000 for the remaining two. Penny has made $25,000 in the first three years, and $150,000 in the final year of their marriage. Their living expenses were $130,000 per year, and they have $1,450,000 of earned income saved in a bank account. During the marriage, Jonas's real estate has increased in value to $1.5 million, and his securities have increased in value to $3 million. -If they filed for divorce in a state that recognizes community property, what would be the separate property owned by Jonas at the end of their marriage?

The Americans with Disabilities Act applies only to places of accommodation operated by public entities.

Any lease for a stated period irrespective of its duration is called periodic tenancy.

What is a servient estate?

If a party to a tenancy in common sells his or her interest in the property, the tenancy in common becomes a tenancy by entirety.

Which of the following legislations collectively prevents all the "protected classes" from discrimination in accommodation?

________ deeds are most often used when property is transferred between relatives by gift or otherwise, and least between a buyer and seller.