Question 1

​If a customer trips and falls over a rip in the carpet in a retail store,who is liable under common law rules?

Accepted Answer

A) ​The customer is liable because he didn't watch where he was going. 
B) ​The landlord alone is liable for not maintaining the property. 
C) ​The tenant alone is liable for not informing the landlord of the defective carpet and getting it repaired. 
D) ​The landlord and the tenant are probably both liable. 
A) ​The customer is liable because he didn't watch where he was going. 
B) ​The landlord alone is liable for not maintaining the property. 
C) ​The tenant alone is liable for not informing the landlord of the defective carpet and getting it repaired. 
D) ​The landlord and the tenant are probably both liable.

Question 2

The city of Richmond needs land owned by the Neelans to expand a middle school.The Neelans do not want to sell.Discuss what course of action the city can take and the basis for this action.

Accepted Answer

The city has the power of eminent domain

Question 3

Daisy's Donuts rents retail space in the Crestwood Mall beginning January 1,2018,and ending December 31,2025.This is an example of a

Accepted Answer

A) tenancy at sufferance. 
B) tenancy at will. 
C) periodic tenancy. 
D) tenancy for years. 
A) tenancy at sufferance. 
B) tenancy at will. 
C) periodic tenancy. 
D) tenancy for years.

Question 4

In many states today a landlord must use reasonable care to maintain safe premises and is liable for foreseeable harm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Whether or not the zoning board will grant a request for a variance depends upon

Accepted Answer

A) the type of the proposed building. 
B) the reaction of the neighbors. 
C) the reason the owner claims she or he is harmed by the zoning ordinance. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) the type of the proposed building. 
B) the reaction of the neighbors. 
C) the reason the owner claims she or he is harmed by the zoning ordinance. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 6

Landlords have the right,and may have a duty,to evict tenants who seriously disturb others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

If you grant a nonpossessory interest to Eagle Logging to enter your land and remove timber from ten acres,you have granted Eagle a profit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Landlord-tenant relationships are governed by a mixture of property law,contract law,and negligence law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is a possessory interest in land?

Accepted Answer

A) fee simple absolute 
B) easement 
C) profit 
D) license 
A) fee simple absolute 
B) easement 
C) profit 
D) license

Question 10

Liz and Jeff live in California,a state that recognizes community property.Jeff is a machinist who makes $30,000 a year.Liz is the owner of a franchise where her take-home profit is approximately $75,000 a year.Jeff and Liz purchased a house during their marriage wherein Liz paid three-fourths of the purchase price and Jeff paid one-fourth.Which of the following statements is correct with regard to Jeff and Liz?

Accepted Answer

A) Each owns one-half of the real property and other assets they acquire during the marriage. 
B) The community property rules do not allow Jeff and Liz to maintain separate ownership of assets they each bring to the marriage or inherit. 
C) Community property can be sold by Jeff or Liz without consent by the other. 
D) Jeff owns one-fourth of the property and Liz owns three-fourths. 
A) Each owns one-half of the real property and other assets they acquire during the marriage. 
B) The community property rules do not allow Jeff and Liz to maintain separate ownership of assets they each bring to the marriage or inherit. 
C) Community property can be sold by Jeff or Liz without consent by the other. 
D) Jeff owns one-fourth of the property and Liz owns three-fourths.

Question 11

Louie subdivides his oceanfront property with a boat ramp and sells several parcels that do not reach the ocean,promising all purchasers use of the boat ramp.Bernie buys one of the parcels.His right to enter Louie's property to reach the boat ramp is

Accepted Answer

A) an easement by implication. 
B) a profit appurtenant. 
C) an easement by reservation. 
D) a profit in gross. 
A) an easement by implication. 
B) a profit appurtenant. 
C) an easement by reservation. 
D) a profit in gross.

Question 12

Ted and Janet were married and owned a piece of jungle property in a tenancy by the entirety.When Janet died,her will left all of her real property to T.J. ,Ted and Janet's adult son.T.J.claims he is the sole owner of the jungle property.Ted objects and files a lawsuit for sole ownership of the jungle property.

Accepted Answer

A) Ted will win because property owned in a tenancy by the entirety includes rights of survivorship for the surviving spouse.Ted will get the title to the entire property. 
B) Ted will win only a one-half interest in the jungle property.T.J.will own the other one-half interest because Janet had the right to will her half of the property to anyone she chose. 
C) Ted will lose and forfeit his entire interest in the whole property because a tenancy by the entirety means that one party owns the entire property. 
D) T.J.will be required to sell his share in the property to Ted. 
A) Ted will win because property owned in a tenancy by the entirety includes rights of survivorship for the surviving spouse.Ted will get the title to the entire property. 
B) Ted will win only a one-half interest in the jungle property.T.J.will own the other one-half interest because Janet had the right to will her half of the property to anyone she chose. 
C) Ted will lose and forfeit his entire interest in the whole property because a tenancy by the entirety means that one party owns the entire property. 
D) T.J.will be required to sell his share in the property to Ted.

Question 13

Grandpa owns a farm.In a signed writing,Grandpa gave Sue the irrevocable right to use a road on his farm so that Sue could more easily reach her own property.What kind of interest in land did Grandpa give to Sue?

Accepted Answer

A) easement by grant 
B) easement by implication 
C) reserved easement 
D) easement by prescription 
A) easement by grant 
B) easement by implication 
C) reserved easement 
D) easement by prescription

Question 14

Unlike a tenant,a licensee

Accepted Answer

A) is not entitled to the exclusive possession of the property. 
B) is entitled to the exclusive possession of the property. 
C) has control of the property. 
D) has only a month-to-month right to use the property. 
A) is not entitled to the exclusive possession of the property. 
B) is entitled to the exclusive possession of the property. 
C) has control of the property. 
D) has only a month-to-month right to use the property.

Question 15

Sandra and Joe own a hobby farm as tenants in common.They also own a vacation home as joint tenants.What is the difference between the tenancy in common and joint tenancy?

Accepted Answer

The primary difference between these two

Question 16

​In a condemnation,a court order specifies what compensation is just for the property owner and awards title to the government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Professor McDonald owns the following property.Which of these is NOT real property?

Accepted Answer

A) Professor McDonald's restored Victorian-era house 
B) the grove of peach trees on Professor McDonald's property 
C) custom-made bookshelves fitted into the library of Professor McDonald's home 
D) the books that line Professor McDonald's bookshelves 
A) Professor McDonald's restored Victorian-era house 
B) the grove of peach trees on Professor McDonald's property 
C) custom-made bookshelves fitted into the library of Professor McDonald's home 
D) the books that line Professor McDonald's bookshelves

Question 18

Darlene conveys her beachfront property to Dan as a life estate,and upon Dan's death,the property will revert to Darlene or her heirs.Darlene's future interest in the beachfront property is called a remainder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Discuss the tenant's and the landlord's basic duties under a landlord-tenant relationship.

Accepted Answer

The tenant's basic duties under a landlo

Question 20

The right of an owner or her heirs to property upon the death of a life tenant is called a

Accepted Answer

A) reversion. 
B) remainder. 
C) easement. 
D) reservation. 
A) reversion. 
B) remainder. 
C) easement. 
D) reservation.

Exam 42: Real Property and Landlord Tenant Law

​If a customer trips and falls over a rip in the carpet in a retail store,who is liable under common law rules?

The city of Richmond needs land owned by the Neelans to expand a middle school.The Neelans do not want to sell.Discuss what course of action the city can take and the basis for this action.

Daisy's Donuts rents retail space in the Crestwood Mall beginning January 1,2018,and ending December 31,2025.This is an example of a

In many states today a landlord must use reasonable care to maintain safe premises and is liable for foreseeable harm.

Whether or not the zoning board will grant a request for a variance depends upon

Landlords have the right,and may have a duty,to evict tenants who seriously disturb others.

If you grant a nonpossessory interest to Eagle Logging to enter your land and remove timber from ten acres,you have granted Eagle a profit.

Landlord-tenant relationships are governed by a mixture of property law,contract law,and negligence law.

Which of the following is a possessory interest in land?

Louie subdivides his oceanfront property with a boat ramp and sells several parcels that do not reach the ocean,promising all purchasers use of the boat ramp.Bernie buys one of the parcels.His right to enter Louie's property to reach the boat ramp is

Grandpa owns a farm.In a signed writing,Grandpa gave Sue the irrevocable right to use a road on his farm so that Sue could more easily reach her own property.What kind of interest in land did Grandpa give to Sue?

Unlike a tenant,a licensee

Sandra and Joe own a hobby farm as tenants in common.They also own a vacation home as joint tenants.What is the difference between the tenancy in common and joint tenancy?

​In a condemnation,a court order specifies what compensation is just for the property owner and awards title to the government.

Professor McDonald owns the following property.Which of these is NOT real property?

Darlene conveys her beachfront property to Dan as a life estate,and upon Dan's death,the property will revert to Darlene or her heirs.Darlene's future interest in the beachfront property is called a remainder.

Discuss the tenant's and the landlord's basic duties under a landlord-tenant relationship.

The right of an owner or her heirs to property upon the death of a life tenant is called a

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If a customer trips and falls over a rip in the carpet in a retail store,who is liable under common law rules?

In a condemnation,a court order specifies what compensation is just for the property owner and awards title to the government.