Question 1

An easement is generally described as:

Accepted Answer

A) a right to use intellectual property 
B) a burden on another person's estate 
C) a future interest in personal property 
D) a negative interest in personal property 
E) a conversionary right to personal property 
A) a right to use intellectual property 
B) a burden on another person's estate 
C) a future interest in personal property 
D) a negative interest in personal property 
E) a conversionary right to personal property

Question 2

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.When the city of Beaufort passes the ordinance limited the uses of beach-front property,the city relies upon:

Accepted Answer

A) its due process powers 
B) its police powers 
C) its criminal powers 
D) its power of dominant domain 
E) none of these 
A) its due process powers 
B) its police powers 
C) its criminal powers 
D) its power of dominant domain 
E) none of these

Question 3

Eminent domain means:

Accepted Answer

A) the government must build housing for the poor 
B) the use of property is controlled by zoning 
C) owners of other property make a legal claim against public land 
D) land is registered to its private owner 
E) the government may force the sale of private property 
A) the government must build housing for the poor 
B) the use of property is controlled by zoning 
C) owners of other property make a legal claim against public land 
D) land is registered to its private owner 
E) the government may force the sale of private property

Question 4

Tenants may not:

Accepted Answer

A) engage in illegal activities on a leased property 
B) be a nuisance to neighbors 
C) remove valuable property from the premises 
D) all of the other specific choices are correct 
E) none of the other specific choices are correct 
A) engage in illegal activities on a leased property 
B) be a nuisance to neighbors 
C) remove valuable property from the premises 
D) all of the other specific choices are correct 
E) none of the other specific choices are correct

Question 5

Zoning laws are typically not used to:

Accepted Answer

A) control the quality of construction 
B) control kinds of speech 
C) decide what kinds of buildings may be built where 
D) provide green zones 
E) all of the other choices are common to zoning 
A) control the quality of construction 
B) control kinds of speech 
C) decide what kinds of buildings may be built where 
D) provide green zones 
E) all of the other choices are common to zoning

Question 6

If you have a life estate in a piece of property,you may rent the property to another person for your own income;you do not have to live on the property.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A "grey shell" building is:

Accepted Answer

A) one with full furnishing 
B) one that has illegal activity occurring in it 
C) one with minimal interior finish and bathrooms 
D) one that is not completely constructed 
E) none of the other choices are correct 
A) one with full furnishing 
B) one that has illegal activity occurring in it 
C) one with minimal interior finish and bathrooms 
D) one that is not completely constructed 
E) none of the other choices are correct

Question 8

According to the Supreme Court,if a government regulation reduces the value of property,it must compensate the landowner for the loss in value if the loss:

Accepted Answer

A) is greater than about ten percent 
B) is greater than about twenty-five percent 
C) is greater than about fifty percent 
D) is close to the entire value of the property 
E) none of the other choices;it must pay compensation for any decline in value 
A) is greater than about ten percent 
B) is greater than about twenty-five percent 
C) is greater than about fifty percent 
D) is close to the entire value of the property 
E) none of the other choices;it must pay compensation for any decline in value

Question 9

Since the 1920s the primary method of local land control has been:

Accepted Answer

A) easements 
B) eminent domain 
C) zoning 
D) taxation 
E) tort suits 
A) easements 
B) eminent domain 
C) zoning 
D) taxation 
E) tort suits

Question 10

Trespass is an unauthorized intrusion by a person or by a thing on land that belongs to another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A quitclaim deed is:

Accepted Answer

A) a deed of conveyance that passes whatever interests the grantor had in the property 
B) a deed that promises that a good,clear title to the property is being conveyed by the grantor 
C) a deed that warrants that the buyer has received title and that the property was not encumbered during the ownership by the grantor 
D) all of the other specific choices are correct 
E) none of the other specific choices are correct 
A) a deed of conveyance that passes whatever interests the grantor had in the property 
B) a deed that promises that a good,clear title to the property is being conveyed by the grantor 
C) a deed that warrants that the buyer has received title and that the property was not encumbered during the ownership by the grantor 
D) all of the other specific choices are correct 
E) none of the other specific choices are correct

Question 12

Commercial lease law requires landlords to provide "substantially finished" interiors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A burden on another person's estate is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) fee absolute 
B) profit 
C) possession 
D) life estate 
E) none of the other choices are correct 
A) fee absolute 
B) profit 
C) possession 
D) life estate 
E) none of the other choices are correct

Question 14

Land,since it is immovable,is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) fake property 
B) intangible property 
C) taxless property 
D) personal property 
E) none of the other choices are correct 
A) fake property 
B) intangible property 
C) taxless property 
D) personal property 
E) none of the other choices are correct

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) ethnicity of people in a neighborhood 
B) tax burdens 
C) building height 
D) number of judges appointed to a county 
E) all of the other specific choices are correct 
A) ethnicity of people in a neighborhood 
B) tax burdens 
C) building height 
D) number of judges appointed to a county 
E) all of the other specific choices are correct

Question 16

In a tort action for trespass to land the:

Accepted Answer

A) wrongdoer is excused if he thought he owned the land 
B) wrongdoer is excused if she thought she could trespass 
C) the property owner must demonstrate actual injury 
D) intruder is not excused even if mistaken about the right to enter on the land 
E) the property owner must show that the land was fenced or otherwise posted as to ownership 
A) wrongdoer is excused if he thought he owned the land 
B) wrongdoer is excused if she thought she could trespass 
C) the property owner must demonstrate actual injury 
D) intruder is not excused even if mistaken about the right to enter on the land 
E) the property owner must show that the land was fenced or otherwise posted as to ownership

Question 17

Property interests are people's right:

Accepted Answer

A) to deny others the use of "things" in which there is a legal interest 
B) to obtain property by the claimant process 
C) to sell property "without preconditions" 
D) to advertise property 
E) none of the other choices are correct 
A) to deny others the use of "things" in which there is a legal interest 
B) to obtain property by the claimant process 
C) to sell property "without preconditions" 
D) to advertise property 
E) none of the other choices are correct

Question 18

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:

Accepted Answer

A) unless otherwise stated,the developer had the right to change the CC&Rs at any time 
B) the developer could change the CC&Rs only if he got permission from a majority of land owners 
C) the CC&Rs would be read to give effect to the intent of the parties,which was not to allow other kinds of residences in the development 
D) the CC&Rs would be read to promote the intent of the legislature of allow flexibility in housing,which means the developer could make the changes he proposed 
E) none of the other choices 
A) unless otherwise stated,the developer had the right to change the CC&Rs at any time 
B) the developer could change the CC&Rs only if he got permission from a majority of land owners 
C) the CC&Rs would be read to give effect to the intent of the parties,which was not to allow other kinds of residences in the development 
D) the CC&Rs would be read to promote the intent of the legislature of allow flexibility in housing,which means the developer could make the changes he proposed 
E) none of the other choices

Question 19

The destruction of property by a tenant is called:

Accepted Answer

A) abuse 
B) domain 
C) waste 
D) seizin 
E) none of the other choices 
A) abuse 
B) domain 
C) waste 
D) seizin 
E) none of the other choices

Question 20

Land,since it is immovable,is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) fake property 
B) intangible property 
C) real property 
D) personal property 
E) none of the other choices are correct 
A) fake property 
B) intangible property 
C) real property 
D) personal property 
E) none of the other choices are correct

Exam 8: Real and Personal Property

An easement is generally described as:

Eminent domain means:

Tenants may not:

Zoning laws are typically not used to:

If you have a life estate in a piece of property,you may rent the property to another person for your own income;you do not have to live on the property.

A "grey shell" building is:

According to the Supreme Court,if a government regulation reduces the value of property,it must compensate the landowner for the loss in value if the loss:

Since the 1920s the primary method of local land control has been:

Trespass is an unauthorized intrusion by a person or by a thing on land that belongs to another.

A quitclaim deed is:

Commercial lease law requires landlords to provide "substantially finished" interiors.

A burden on another person's estate is a(n):

Land,since it is immovable,is an example of:

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

In a tort action for trespass to land the:

Property interests are people's right:

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:

The destruction of property by a tenant is called:

Land,since it is immovable,is an example of:

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