Exam 3: Conveying Real Property Interests

Which of the following covenants in a deed promises that the property is not burdened by liens, easements or other limitations, except as noted in the deed?

The most flexible method of land description, capable of describing even the most irregular of parcels, can be described as a very precise, compass-directed walk around the boundary of a parcel. This method is commonly referred to as:

The type of deed offered by the grantor is communicated through a phrase such as "does herby grant, bargain, sell and convey unto . . ." This clause is referred to as the:

The description of land in a deed must be unambiguous. All of the following would be considered acceptable legal descriptions of land EXCEPT:

A contract for sale of real estate usually calls for the seller to provide evidence of title as a requisite to completing the sale. Today, the predominant medium through which a seller meets this requirement is by providing:

Consider the following excerpt from a sample deed: "The Seller is lawfully seized in fee simple of the above described property,." The underlined portion of the preceding statement represents which of the following basic requirements of a deed?

Once a document conveying an interest in real property is placed in the public records it is binding on the public, whether or not they make an effort to learn of it. Based on the common law tradition, this policy is known as the:

A law requiring any contract conveying a real property interest to be in writing in order to be enforceable is a modern application of the:

Initially used to survey the Old Northwest Territory (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan) in 1789, which of the following methods of land description relies on townships and section numbers as essential units of identification?

The habendum clause defines or limits the type of interest being conveyed. The legal tradition recognizes certain words and phrases as signals of various real property interests. For example, the use of the phrase, "as long as," can communicate which of the following types of interests?

When a landowner subdivides land in a way that causes a parcel to be landlocked, it is possible for property to be voluntarily conveyed without a deed. If the landlocked parcel has no prior path of access, which of the following types of easements will automatically be created to make the land useful?

Consider the following excerpt from a sample deed: r, that the Seller is lawfully seized in fee simple of the above described property." The underlined portion of the preceding statement represents which of the following basic requirements of a deed?

The covenants in a deed are the most important differences among types of deeds. Which of the following covenants promises that the grantor truly has good title and the right to convey it?

Recognizing that only recent conveyances alter the status of title, states have established laws that set limits on how far back a title search must go. These laws are commonly referred to as:

While the vast majority of conveyances of real property are private grants through a deed, there are multiple ways in which voluntary conveyance can occur without a deed. Which of the following types of easements can occur if a landowner gives an adjacent landowner permission to depend on her land? (E.g. A landowner may give a neighbor permission to rely on sewer access or drainage across his or her land.)

A deed is a special form of written contract used to convey a permanent interest in real property. Unlike most contracts, a deed requires:

Although deeds can only deliver what a grantor actually owns, they can still vary in "quality." Which of the following types of deeds is considered to be the "highest quality" because it contains the full set of legal promises the grantor can make?

Most often used in the description of urban property, which of the following methods of land description contains information regarding the location of various easements and may even contain a list of restrictive covenants?

An owner of land may involuntarily and unknowingly give up the rights to land. When a fee simple interest is conveyed to a new owner without a deed and without the consent or knowledge of the original owner, this is said to be conveyed by:

Considered a "questionable conveyance of title" by most courts, which of the following types of deeds is worded to imply no claim of title, but rather only convey what interest the grantor actually has? (Hint: This type of deed may be used by a developer to convey certain lands of a subdivision to the local government through dedication.)