Exam 38: Real Property

Jaime conveys his historic mansion to Main Street Historical Society in fee simple defeasible.In the mansion,Jaime now has

John owns an orchard behind Kay's house and property.The only access to the orchard is Kay's driveway,which John uses to get to his land.Does John have an ownership interest in this use of Kay's driveway? If so,what is it?

Plant life is considered to be real property.

Land includes all of the waters on or under its surface.

Limits on subsurface rights are normally stated in a document transferring ownership of the land.

A grantee is the person to whom property is being transferred.

Rollo deeds a plot of timberland to Scholars University as a gift.The univer?sity pays nothing for the property.Rollo has given the university

Jacob owns five acres of land.On his land Jacob has a house and a toolshed. There are ten large maple trees around the house that were there when Jacob bought the land.Since buying the land,Jacob has planted an apple tree.Jacob's real property includes

Mineral Products Corporation,which owns no land,has a right to mine the copper from Natural Resource Company's land.Mineral's right is

A conveyance of property for the life of a specified individual creates a fee simple defeasible.

Tyro has the right to drive across Ula's land,which is next to Tyro's prop?erty,to reach an access road.Tyro's right is

Flights over private land normally do NOT violate the property owners' rights.

The holder of a life estate has the right to use property for whatever purpose he or she sees fit without regard to the rights of a fee simple owner.

Fact Pattern 38-1 (Questions 16-18 apply) Nika owns land in Ohio.Her ownership rights include the right to sell or give away the property without restriction,and the right to commit waste,if she chooses. -Refer to Fact Pattern 38-1.Nika deeds some of her land to Polly.The deed states,"To Polly,for life,then to Quay." Nika has given Polly

A statue that is not physically attached to the land can be a fixture.

Gardner deeds a plot of land to Homes for the Homeless,a local charity.The deed states,"To Homes for the Homeless,as long as it provides shelter for those without." Gardner has given the charity

The exterior boundaries of land extend straight down for 500 feet and straight up for 500 feet.

Surface and subsurface rights cannot be separated.

With respect to Egor's land,Fig has an easement,Gabe has a profit,and Huck has a license.A right to possess the land is owned by

Ownership in fee simple defeasible constitutes absolute ownership.