Exam 22: Real Property and Land-Use Control

Buck owns five acres of land in California.On the land Buck has a house and a toolshed.There are ten large maple trees around the house.The real property includes

Geof sells his Hawt Dawgs Lunch Counter Cafe to Ilene.The title is transferred by deed.Ilene is the

A recording statute allows deeds to be recorded to give notice to the public.

Zoning restrictions are absolute.

Most states recognize a warranty-the implied warranty of habitability-in the sale of new homes.

Sterling, the owner of Timberline Mountain, and Uma, the tenant of the sole cabin on the property, may create a fixed-term tenancy by

Jessie owns a single-family home.With respect to this structure, most likely to meet the definition of a fixture is

Huong owns a farm in Idaha, with a farmhouse, barn, and other structures permanently attached.Huong grows corn on the property.Land includes

One of the basic elements of zoning is the classification of land by permissible use as part of a comprehensive municipal plan.

Municipalities generally divide their land into districts according to the land's present and potential future uses.

Rosalie leases from Sports Arena Corporation a venue in which to stage a series of concerts.Tammy buys a ticket to the series.What distin-guishes Rosalie, a tenant, from Tammy, a licensee, is

A quitclaim deed offers the most protection against defects in the title.

Mix-It Concrete Company has the right to enter Nim's land and remove the rock from Nim's quarry.This is

Metro City exercises its power of eminent domain to acquire land for a public project, including part of a public transit rail system and a traffic bypass.Metro City relocates more than 10,000 residents from the land and destroys their homes to begin the project.Nathan's Deli is adjacent to the project.Nathan's loses most of its business when the residents are moved.Nathan's files a suit against Metro City, alleging that its acquisition of the land resulted in a taking of the deli's property interest, entitling it to compensation.What is a taking? What might Nathan's claim is its "property interest" to support this allegation? What is the court likely to rule? Why?

Bucolic Homes, Inc., develops a thirty-lot suburban subdivision.Bucolic wants to restrict construction on each parcel to a single-family home.Bucolic includes a declaration of this restriction on the development's map.which is filed in the appropriate public office.There is a reference to the map on each deed.This is

The surface of a piece of land and the subsurface may not have different owners.

Alf rents an apartment.The lease does not specify how long it will last, but it does specify that Alf must pay rent every month.Alf's tenancy is

Becca and Candy own 1,000 shares of stock in Dockside Dining Restaurant Corporation.On the death of ether owner, that owner's interest in the stock passes to the surviving owner.This is

An easement is the right to make limited use of another person's real property without taking anything from the property.

Valley View Construction Corporation wants to obtain a zoning variance for a part of its property.The variance must not