Exam 8: Deeds

Deeds for love and affection with no monetary consideration are not valid.

The covenant of quiet enjoyment in a warranty deed is a present covenant.

Which of the following persons would not be a competent witness to the grantor's signature on a deed?

A deed that covenants only against the lawful claims of people claiming by, through, or under the grantor is a limited warranty deed.

All states require that deeds must be witnessed in order to be valid.

The law of the state in which the land to be conveyed is located controls the formal requirements of the deed.

The execution portion of a deed is known as the habendum.

In the absence of an express covenant for title, the full risk of title failure falls on the purchaser of real property.

An interested witness, such as the grantee of a deed, cannot witness the grantor's signature to a deed.

Which of the following is not a present covenant contained in a general warranty deed?

A deed must have consideration to be valid.

A deed that covenants only against the lawful claims of people claiming by, through, or under the grantor is a general warranty deed.

The covenant of seisin is a present covenant.

A corrective deed is valid without any additional consideration.

Possession of the deed by the grantor is presumption of nondelivery.

A deed must be in writing.

The covenant of quiet enjoyment is a future covenant.

The execution portion of a deed is known as the testimonium.

Which of the following is not a future covenant contained in a general warranty deed?

Deeds are generally signed only by the grantee.