Exam 8: Real and Personal Property

Furniture is a form of real property.

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:

One's interest in real property is often called an estate.

In Powell v.Washburn,where Powell sued the developer of a planned community he lived in for changing the covenants,conditions,and restrictions (CC&Rs)to allow recreational vehicles as residences in the development,the Arizona high court held that:

In Powell v.Washburn the Arizona high court held that a covenant imposed by a seller on property in a subdivision prohibiting the sale of property to "persons of Hispanic descent" was against public policy.

Traditionally,personal property was referred to as:

In general,leases should include which of the following:

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

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:

The general rule is that if land-use regulation causes a loss in value of property of more than about ten percent,the government must compensate the property owner.

____________ is often used to protect interests in property.

The most common form of real property ownership is:

Your neighbor deals drugs out of his house.You may have a good suit for nuisance against him.

Which of the following is an example of personal property:

A joint tenancy is one in which:

If you gave an easement to the Nature Conservancy promising not to build on your property,but to protect it,that would be called a positive easement.

In Smith v.Kulig,Smith was killed when visiting his friend who rented an apartment from Kulig,when the fire escape at the back of the building collapsed under Smith,the courts held that:

A hostile user is someone who:

Which of the following has the power of eminent domain?

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.Suppose that Jill builds a small cottage on her property (forget the city ordinance for a moment).The cottage is lovely and she hates to see it sit unused for many months of the year,so she rents the cottage for several weeks at a time to various people.Once it is rented the cottage is: