Exam 34: Real Property

A lease for which no time period is specified is known as a tenancy at will.

A quitclaim deed:

Max has the right to have his neighbor refrain from erecting a building on his property that would cut off light and air from his building.This is an example of a(n):

Many courts have now extended the implied warranty of habitability made by builder-vendors to include subsequent purchasers.

For a public nuisance to occur,the nature of the harm must involve the loss of enjoyment of property.

Which of the following statements is true of a life estate?

Under condominium ownership,a purchaser takes title to his/her individual unit and becomes a _____ with other unit owners in shared facilities.

Major Developer built a subdivision in which it offered a number of houses for sale.The Smiths bought one of these houses.During the first rain,water entered under the crawl space of the house.Water then accumulated to a depth of 17 inches in a room where the furnace and water heater were located.This frequently caused the water heater to perform inefficiently.With each rainfall,water continued to collect.The house became damp and developed a serious mildew problem.What remedies do the Smiths have?

Kent University does not have enough parking spaces to accommodate all of its students,staff and faculty.Jeff owns a sizable plot of land just north of the campus and has given many students oral permission to park on his land.Has Jeff created an easement?

Periodic tenancies are leaseholds.

A conveyance of real property also transfers the fixtures associated with that property,even if the fixtures are not specifically mentioned.

Which of the following is an example of a community property?

The tenants have no right to remove trade fixtures even at the end of the lease period.

When a tenant attaches personal property to leased premises for the purpose of carrying on his/her business,it is called a(n):

Under an open listing contract:

The Title III of the ADA of 1990:

Describe how a person acquires title by adverse possession and give an example.

A person may have the right to use the land of another person but not to actually occupy it on a long-term basis.This is known as a(n):

In terms of interests in real property,this is not an interest in land but a temporary right to use another's land for a limited and specific purpose.

Linda deeded her house for consideration to her friend,Oliver,by quitclaim deed.One year after the transfer,Oliver discovered that 50 year's earlier,Linda's great grandfather,then the owner of the property,had transferred part of the property to a local church.The church is now asserting ownership of the property and wants to build a parking lot on the lot.What action,if any,can Oliver bring against Linda to recover damages for breach of warranty of title in this case?