Exam 8: Real and Personal Property

Which of the following are forms of deeds used in at least some states to promise that a clear title to property is being conveyed:

A deed is:

In Moran v. Sims, where the house Sims built was surrounded by land owned by Moran, and Sims sued for an easement for access to his house, the courts held that:

Which of the following is an example of something regulated by a zoning rule:

The government can force a person to give up title to his land but:

A quitclaim deed is:

Which of the following is a servitude:

At law, the word tenancy generally refers to:

A burden on another person's estate is a:

Unlike in most countries, subsurface mineral rights in the United States often belong to:

In Erichsen v. No-Frills Supermarkets, a woman who was shopping was seriously injured by a robber in the parking lot. She sued the store claiming that its failure to provide adequate security was a breach of its duty to her. The Nebraska high court held that the store could:

A means by which owners of estates in land can make agreements that bind their successors is called a(n):

A person may use which of the following as a defense to the tort of trespass on land:

Zoning laws are typically not used to:

Fee simple is:

Which of the following is not a condition to establish adverse possession:

Linda buys a house in Grover Square. Her deed contains the following: "no homeowner in Grover Square shall erect a fence of any sort (with the exception of buried electronic fences) around his or her property." This clause is:

A lease is a(n):

Real property differs from personal property in that real property:

A person may use which of the following as a defense to the tort of trespass on land: