Exam 8: Real and Personal Property

To enforce the provisions of a lease, most courts prefer a lease to include:

Intentional interference against property does not include which tort:

In Moran v. Sims, where the house Sims built was surrounded by land owned by Moran, and Sims sued for the right of access to his house, the courts held that Sims had a prescriptive easement. That is a form of:

The most common form of real property ownership that gives exclusive possession to a particular piece of land for an indefinite time is:

A deed in which the seller or grantor warrants that the property is free of any liens or encumbrances unless they are revealed in the title is a(n):

If there are "defects" found in a title during a title search the title is said to be:

The right of possession of the property and the right to exclude others from the use of the property are two examples of rights normally possessed by:

Fact Pattern 8-1 Jill recently inherited money from her old aunt Maude. Jill decided to buy beach-front property in Beaufort, South Carolina. Jill's new property consists of 3 acres of land, with direct access to the ocean. When she bought the land there is no home on it, but she wants to build a beach home in the future. A year after she bought the lovely lot, the city of Beaufort rezones the land, prohibiting any building so that other residents can enjoy the view. -Refer to Fact Pattern 8-1. If, as a result of its new ordinance, the city of Beaufort causes Jill's property to be worth $1.1 million instead of the $1.5 million she paid for it:

A negative easement is one under which the estate owner:

If there are "defects" found in a title during a title search the title is said to be:

A landlord rented space to a furniture store and promised a good business environment. The landlord rented the next space to an exercise studio. The studio was very noisy causing the furniture store to lose business. The store owner complained to the landlord, who did nothing. The store owner broke the lease before it was up and was sued by the landlord. The court would be likely to hold that:

In Thayer v. Hollinger, Hollinger owned land next to lakeshore lots that he developed. He shared a common road with the lakeshore lot owners who used trails on his property that were accessed from the road. Hollinger claimed he could block use of the trails. The lot owners claimed an easement to use the trails. The courts held that:

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

____ are often used in place of a partnership or corporation.

The person who holds the legal title to a property in a trust is known as the:

Torts against property:

One who possesses lands by any right or title is referred to as a:

An easement is:

A covenant that is attached to all houses in a neighborhood built in the 1950s states that the houses may not be sold to "members of any minority race." This covenant is:

In Sowers v. Forest Hills Subdivision, Sowers wanted to build a wind turbine to generate electricity. His neighbors opposed the construction and took Sowers to court. The courts held that: