Question 1

Since customers are invited to be on business property,the owners have a duty to make the property safe from falls.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) open possession 
B) periodic possession 
C) actual possession 
D) exclusive possession 
E) hostile possession 
A) open possession 
B) periodic possession 
C) actual possession 
D) exclusive possession 
E) hostile possession

Question 3

If you have a life estate in a piece of property,you are considered a "tenant for life."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The law of real property changes over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In Erichsen v.No-Frills Supermarket,Erichsen was serious hurt when robbed in the store parking lot.The Nebraska high court held the store was not liable in negligence for failure to provide better security because the attack was a random criminal event that could not have been reasonably expected.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Your neighbor burns old tires in his back yard.That produces fumes that go on your yard.That is likely the tort of:

Accepted Answer

A) assault 
B) private nuisance 
C) public nuisance 
D) conversion 
E) all of the other choices 
A) assault 
B) private nuisance 
C) public nuisance 
D) conversion 
E) all of the other choices

Question 7

An unauthorized intrusion by a person or a thing on land belonging to another is:

Accepted Answer

A) legal in some states 
B) an easement 
C) the tort of trespass to land 
D) the tort of battery 
E) the tort of trespass to personal property 
A) legal in some states 
B) an easement 
C) the tort of trespass to land 
D) the tort of battery 
E) the tort of trespass to personal property

Question 8

Torts against property:

Accepted Answer

A) cannot be intentional torts;that category of torts only applied to torts against persons 
B) can be torts,but only if there is also an intentional tort inflicted against a personal interest that is protected by tort law 
C) can be intentional torts,but only if there is also an intentional tort inflicted against a personal interest that is protected by tort law 
D) can be intentional torts even if there is no tort against a person 
E) are all categorized as negligent torts,regardless of other torts against persons 
A) cannot be intentional torts;that category of torts only applied to torts against persons 
B) can be torts,but only if there is also an intentional tort inflicted against a personal interest that is protected by tort law 
C) can be intentional torts,but only if there is also an intentional tort inflicted against a personal interest that is protected by tort law 
D) can be intentional torts even if there is no tort against a person 
E) are all categorized as negligent torts,regardless of other torts against persons

Question 9

Tenants have a duty to not abuse the landlord's property.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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) enforcing the intent of the parties who established the covenant is the "cardinal principle" in interpreting restrictive covenants 
B) restrictive covenants should be reevaluated by the courts "in terms of modern trends" 
C) enforcing the intent of the parties who established the covenant is secondary to increasing property values 
D) restrictive covenants have no true legal power in Arizona 
E) none of the other choices are correct 
A) enforcing the intent of the parties who established the covenant is the "cardinal principle" in interpreting restrictive covenants 
B) restrictive covenants should be reevaluated by the courts "in terms of modern trends" 
C) enforcing the intent of the parties who established the covenant is secondary to increasing property values 
D) restrictive covenants have no true legal power in Arizona 
E) none of the other choices are correct

Question 11

The most common form of real property ownership is:

Accepted Answer

A) common tenancy 
B) covenant 
C) life estate 
D) tenancy for years 
E) none of the other choices 
A) common tenancy 
B) covenant 
C) life estate 
D) tenancy for years 
E) none of the other choices

Question 12

The major difference between public nuisance and private nuisance is:

Accepted Answer

A) a public nuisance involves public health and private nuisance involves citizens' welfare 
B) whether the property involved is owned by a government or by a private party 
C) a public nuisance interferes with public health and welfare,private nuisance violates the enjoyment of land 
D) public nuisance can exist only if there is physical damage to land;that is not the case with private nuisance 
E) none of the other choices 
A) a public nuisance involves public health and private nuisance involves citizens' welfare 
B) whether the property involved is owned by a government or by a private party 
C) a public nuisance interferes with public health and welfare,private nuisance violates the enjoyment of land 
D) public nuisance can exist only if there is physical damage to land;that is not the case with private nuisance 
E) none of the other choices

Question 13

In Saadala v.East Brunswick Zoning Board,the appeals court held that the Board had
failed to show "special reasons" why the zoning rules should change to allow a 7-Eleven to expand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

One of the hindrances to economic progress in poor countries may be:

Accepted Answer

A) the lack of secure property rights 
B) the presence of secure property rights 
C) the lack of tort law 
D) the presence of an overly strict tort law 
E) the inability to establish trusts 
A) the lack of secure property rights 
B) the presence of secure property rights 
C) the lack of tort law 
D) the presence of an overly strict tort law 
E) the inability to establish trusts

Question 15

You go to a flea market and buy a LCD TV for $100.One day you receive a notice that the owner of the TV,which had been stolen from her house and sold by the thief at the flea market,wants the set back.She says if you do not return the TV she will sue you for:

Accepted Answer

A) fraud,and probably win even though you did not know the set was stolen 
B) conversion,and probably lose because you did not know the set was stolen 
D) fraud,and probably lose because you did not know the set was stolen 
D) theft,and probably lose because you did not know the set was stolen 
E) none of the other choices 
A) fraud,and probably win even though you did not know the set was stolen 
B) conversion,and probably lose because you did not know the set was stolen 
D) fraud,and probably lose because you did not know the set was stolen 
D) theft,and probably lose because you did not know the set was stolen 
E) none of the other choices

Question 16

A quitclaim deed passes title to real property to another but does not guarantee that the title is good.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

At law,the word tenancy generally refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) leases of real property from another for a fixed period of time 
B) leases of real property from another for an indefinite period of time 
C) possession of lands by any right or title 
D) clear ownership of land,either individually or jointly 
E) none of the other choices 
A) leases of real property from another for a fixed period of time 
B) leases of real property from another for an indefinite period of time 
C) possession of lands by any right or title 
D) clear ownership of land,either individually or jointly 
E) none of the other choices

Question 18

In Saadala v.East Brunswick Zoning Board,the appeals court held that the Board had
the right to change the zoning rules to allow a 7-Eleven to expand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Most property in the United States is sold as fee defeasible property.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is a right normally possessed by the holder of title to property:

Accepted Answer

A) right of possession of the property 
B) the right of control of the property 
C) the right to exclude others from use of the property 
D) the right to enjoy the property in legal manners 
E) all of the other specific choices are correct 
A) right of possession of the property 
B) the right of control of the property 
C) the right to exclude others from use of the property 
D) the right to enjoy the property in legal manners 
E) all of the other specific choices are correct

Exam 8: Real and Personal Property

Since customers are invited to be on business property,the owners have a duty to make the property safe from falls.

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

If you have a life estate in a piece of property,you are considered a "tenant for life."

The law of real property changes over time.

In Erichsen v.No-Frills Supermarket,Erichsen was serious hurt when robbed in the store parking lot.The Nebraska high court held the store was not liable in negligence for failure to provide better security because the attack was a random criminal event that could not have been reasonably expected.

Your neighbor burns old tires in his back yard.That produces fumes that go on your yard.That is likely the tort of:

An unauthorized intrusion by a person or a thing on land belonging to another is:

Torts against property:

Tenants have a duty to not abuse the landlord's property.

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 most common form of real property ownership is:

The major difference between public nuisance and private nuisance is:

In Saadala v.East Brunswick Zoning Board,the appeals court held that the Board had failed to show "special reasons" why the zoning rules should change to allow a 7-Eleven to expand.

One of the hindrances to economic progress in poor countries may be:

You go to a flea market and buy a LCD TV for $100.One day you receive a notice that the owner of the TV,which had been stolen from her house and sold by the thief at the flea market,wants the set back.She says if you do not return the TV she will sue you for:

A quitclaim deed passes title to real property to another but does not guarantee that the title is good.

At law,the word tenancy generally refers to:

In Saadala v.East Brunswick Zoning Board,the appeals court held that the Board had the right to change the zoning rules to allow a 7-Eleven to expand.

Most property in the United States is sold as fee defeasible property.

Which of the following is a right normally possessed by the holder of title to property:

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