Question 1

A life estate is an estate in land for the life of several persons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is the difference between a Deeds Registration System and a Land Titles System?

Accepted Answer

In a Deeds Registration System, document

Question 3

Who is a life tenant?

Accepted Answer

A life ten

Question 4

When a person who does not own land, occupies it and openly uses it like the owner, and ignores the claims of other persons, including the owner, this person is said to have

Accepted Answer

A)  exclusive possession of a non- owner. 
B)  adverse possession. 
C)  non- owner's possession. 
D)  a non- owner's right to possession. 
E)  profit a prendre. 
A)  exclusive possession of a non- owner. 
B)  adverse possession. 
C)  non- owner's possession. 
D)  a non- owner's right to possession. 
E)  profit a prendre.

Question 5

Which of the following can create an easement?

Accepted Answer

A)  the right to use your neighbour's driveway to reach the garage on your property 
B)  the right to exclusive occupation of a building for 25 years 
C)  permission from your neighbour to hold a garage sale in his yard 
D)  the right to go onto your neighbour's property to extract coal 
E)  all of the above 
A)  the right to use your neighbour's driveway to reach the garage on your property 
B)  the right to exclusive occupation of a building for 25 years 
C)  permission from your neighbour to hold a garage sale in his yard 
D)  the right to go onto your neighbour's property to extract coal 
E)  all of the above

Question 6

Jack buys a farm house. The day after he buys the home he sees Joseph, another farmer going over his property with a pail, towards a nearby stream. Jack is angry that Joseph is walking over his land and he tells Joseph not to do so. Joseph tells him that he has a right to walk over the land to fetch water from the stream. Joseph tells Jack that the right has existed since Joseph's great grandfather purchased the property. This means that Joseph's property is a dominant tenement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Explain the system of land ownership that has developed from medieval times.

Accepted Answer

The modern system of land ownership is b

Question 8

When a person who does not own land, occupies it and openly uses it like the owner, and ignores the claims of other persons, including the owner, this person is said to have a non- owner's right to possession.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Jack buys a farm house. The day after he buys the home he sees Joseph, another farmer going over his property with a pail, towards a nearby stream. Jack is angry that Joseph is walking over his land and he tells Joseph not to do so. Joseph tells him that he has a right to walk over the land to fetch water from the stream. Joseph tells Jack that the right has existed since Joseph's great grandfather purchased the property. This means that Jack's property is a

Accepted Answer

A)  severance. 
B)  right of way. 
C)  statutory easement. 
D)  servient tenement. 
E)  dominant tenement. 
A)  severance. 
B)  right of way. 
C)  statutory easement. 
D)  servient tenement. 
E)  dominant tenement.

Question 10

Jack buys a farm house. The day after he buys the home he sees Joseph, another farmer going over his property with a pail, towards a nearby stream. Jack is angry that Joseph is walking over his land and he tells Joseph not to do so. Joseph tells him that he has a right to walk over the land to fetch water from the stream. Joseph tells Jack that the right has existed since Joseph's great grandfather purchased the property. This means that Joseph's property is a

Accepted Answer

A)  statutory easement. 
B)  dominant tenement. 
C)  servient tenement. 
D)  severance. 
E)  right of way. 
A)  statutory easement. 
B)  dominant tenement. 
C)  servient tenement. 
D)  severance. 
E)  right of way.

Question 11

The owners of condominiums own the common elements in a condominium development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Tenancy in common and Joint tenancy are distinguished by

Accepted Answer

A)  probate. 
B)  the right of survivorship. 
C)  leasehold interests. 
D)  legal fees. 
E)  probate fees. 
A)  probate. 
B)  the right of survivorship. 
C)  leasehold interests. 
D)  legal fees. 
E)  probate fees.

Question 13

Jack and Mary are married. Jack wants to ensure that when he passes away, his interest in their home will revert to Mary. What should Jack and Mary do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mary should register her entitlement to Jack's interest in their home. 
B)  Jack should write a letter of intent to be filed with the land registrar's office indicating his wish that his interest revert to his wife, Mary. 
C)  Jack and Mary should take title to their home as Joint Tenants. 
D)  Jack and Mary should register their interest with the land registry. 
E)  Jack and Mary should take title to their home as Tenants in Common. 
A)  Mary should register her entitlement to Jack's interest in their home. 
B)  Jack should write a letter of intent to be filed with the land registrar's office indicating his wish that his interest revert to his wife, Mary. 
C)  Jack and Mary should take title to their home as Joint Tenants. 
D)  Jack and Mary should register their interest with the land registry. 
E)  Jack and Mary should take title to their home as Tenants in Common.

Question 14

The right of a surviving joint tenant to the interest of a deceased person is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  a right of survivorship. 
B)  a right of tenants. 
C)  probate. 
D)  a right of joint tenants. 
E)  a right of the remainder. 
A)  a right of survivorship. 
B)  a right of tenants. 
C)  probate. 
D)  a right of joint tenants. 
E)  a right of the remainder.

Question 15

Jack buys a farm house. The day after he buys the home he sees Joseph, another farmer going over his property with a pail, towards a nearby stream. Jack is angry that Joseph is walking over his land and he tells Joseph not to do so. Joseph tells him that he has a right to walk over the land to fetch water from the stream. Joseph tells Jack that the right haw existed since Joseph's great grandfather purchased the property. This means that Joseph has an

Accepted Answer

A)  easement. 
B)  right of way. 
C)  estate. 
D)  severance. 
E)  crossing rights. 
A)  easement. 
B)  right of way. 
C)  estate. 
D)  severance. 
E)  crossing rights.

Question 16

Michael has been in adverse possession of a home for close to 30 years. Assume that the limitation period for adverse possession is 31 years, and a few months to the end of the 30th year the owner returns to the property and demands rent from Michael, which Michael pays. Explain the effect on Michael's adverse possession.

Accepted Answer

Adverse possession is the exclusive poss

Question 17

When is an owner's title to property extinguished?

Accepted Answer

When a person obtains adverse possession

Question 18

What is fee simple?

Accepted Answer

Fee Simple is an interest in l

Question 19

Which of the following is not an element of adverse possession?

Accepted Answer

A)  The possessor must use the property as if he or she were the owner. 
B)  The possessor must stay on the property of the owner. 
C)  The possessor must ask the permission of the owner. 
D)  The possession must be open and notorious. 
E)  The possessor must ignore the claims of other persons including the owner. 
A)  The possessor must use the property as if he or she were the owner. 
B)  The possessor must stay on the property of the owner. 
C)  The possessor must ask the permission of the owner. 
D)  The possession must be open and notorious. 
E)  The possessor must ignore the claims of other persons including the owner.

Question 20

Explain the effect of severance.

Accepted Answer

Severance is the process where

Exam 23: Interests in Land and Their Transfer

A life estate is an estate in land for the life of several persons.

What is the difference between a Deeds Registration System and a Land Titles System?

Who is a life tenant?

When a person who does not own land, occupies it and openly uses it like the owner, and ignores the claims of other persons, including the owner, this person is said to have

Which of the following can create an easement?

Explain the system of land ownership that has developed from medieval times.

When a person who does not own land, occupies it and openly uses it like the owner, and ignores the claims of other persons, including the owner, this person is said to have a non- owner's right to possession.

The owners of condominiums own the common elements in a condominium development.

Tenancy in common and Joint tenancy are distinguished by

Jack and Mary are married. Jack wants to ensure that when he passes away, his interest in their home will revert to Mary. What should Jack and Mary do?

The right of a surviving joint tenant to the interest of a deceased person is referred to as

When is an owner's title to property extinguished?

What is fee simple?

Which of the following is not an element of adverse possession?

Explain the effect of severance.

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