Exam 26: Real Property Land-Use Control

Metes and bounds is the traditional term for the negotiations that result in a transfer of real property.

Eminent domain is the right of an owner in fee simple absolute to use property to whomever he or she wishes.

Zoning restrictions are absolute.

Only two persons can hold property as tenants in common.

Inverse condemnation occurs when an owner simply gives private property to the government without accepting any compensation.

Elsa,the owner of Fertile Farm,sells Gina a right to camp on Fertile land overnight.Gina's right is

Zoning laws manage the development and use of land.

In most states,the seller of a new house warrants that it is fit for habitation even if the deed does not include such a warranty.

County Zoning Commission classifies Dale's vacant land as single-family residential.This is not in accord with the general plan,which designates the area commercial.Surrounding parcels are zoned commercial.Under the equal protection of the Fourteenth Amendment,this is

Luke owns a farm near Marshalltown,Iowa,with stands of trees serving as windbreaks.Luke grows corn on the property.When Luke sells the farm to Nina,if the contract does not specify otherwise,the sale includes

The owner of a fee simple absolute has the right to use property for whatever purpose he or she sees fit.

The sale of real estate involves a transfer of ownership with no specific warranties-if there are warranties,the transfer is not a sale.

Cow Country Corporation (CCC)sells half of its land to the Double R Ranch.On the land is a reservoir.In the deed,CCC retains the right to remove a limited amount of water per day from the reservoir.This right is

Moby leases from National Theater Corporation a theater in which to stage a series of concerts.Ollie buys a ticket to the series.What distinguishes Moby,a tenant,from Ollie,a licensee,is

The Constitution limits the exercise of the power of eminent domain.

Kailin owns a farm near Manhattan,Kansas,with a farmhouse,barn,and other structures permanently attached.Kailin grows soybeans on the property.A pond lies within the boundaries.Land includes

Bay City exercises its power of eminent domain to acquire land for a public project,including part of a mass transit monorail and a traffic bypass.Bay City relocates more than 10,000 residents from the land and destroys their homes to begin the project.Cho's Sweet Treats is a bakery at the edge of the area.Cho's loses most of its business when the residents are moved.Cho's files a suit against Bay City,alleging that the city's acquisition of the land resulted in a taking of the bakery's property interest,entitling it to compensation.What is a taking What might Cho's claim is its "property interest" to support this allegation What is the court likely to rule Why

Glen,the owner of Harvest Farm,and Ima,the tenant of the farmhouse on the property,may create a fixed-term tenancy by

A recording statute allows deeds to be recorded in the public record.

Plant life is not considered to be real property.