Exam 2: Part I: Legal Description, Method of Acquiring Title , and Deeds

When a gift deed is used to transfer title to real property, the deed may be set aside or voided by:

Susan owned a home prior to marriage to Carlos. Upon marriage, Susan's home:

California became a state in:

Real estate syndicates usually hold title as:

Zoning regulations have the greatest impact on which right?

How many square feet are in an acre?

The County Recorder files deeds according to:

Before a deed is recorded, it must be acknowledged by:

According to the laws of California, which of the following documents must be recorded to be valid?

A deeds to B for the life of C; upon C's death, title passes to D. This is an example of:

In a dispute over fixtures, courts tend to favor

Mr. and Mrs. Smith were interested in purchasing a vacant lot. However, they first wanted the property surveyed. When the surveyor came out to measure the property he began measuring from the iron spike embedded in the middle of the street. In this case the iron spike would be known as:

If a married person dies testate and leaves all community property, the decedent's interest passes to the:

Which of the following is a test of a fixture?

Life estates are created by a:

Joint tenancy has certain special characteristics. Which of these is considered to be the most important?

The right of a landowner along a river to take water is called:

Title held as "Elva L. Vargas, an unmarried woman" is an example of:

Airspace above a parcel of land is:

A person who makes a will is the: