Exam 26: Real Property and Land-Use Control

Land assigned by zoning laws for business activities is designated as being for commercial use.

Birch Woods Development,Inc. ,includes,on the map of a twenty-lot development,a restriction that limits construction on each lot to one single-family house.Birch files the map in the appropriate public office.In each lot's deed is a reference to the map and a provision that each buyer "and his or her successors,heirs,or assigns" are bound to it.Cub buys one of the lots and later sells it to Dag.With respect to the restriction,Dag is

A license is the revocable right of a person to come onto another person's land.

To acquire the ownership of a mountain cabin by adverse possession,Cody must occupy the cabin exclusively,continuously,and peaceably for a specified period of time

Ian and Jackie take title to a drive-through Koffee Kiosk in such a way that if one dies,the other will be the sole owner.Ian and Jackie own the kiosk as

A joint tenant's sale of his or her interest terminates the tenancy.

Homes Construction Corporation wants to obtain a zoning variance for a part of its property.The variance must not

An easement arises when the owner of one piece of land occupies the real property of a neighbor and eventually acquires title to it.

Cornucopia Farms LLC possesses farmland.Cornucopia has the right to use the property,including harvesting the crops,for ten years.Cornucopia does not have the right to extract the coal under the land.This is

Jai owns an orchard behind Key's house and property.The only access to the orchard is Key's driveway,which Jai uses to get to her orchard.What is this right called Jai sells the orchard to Laurentz.Can Laurentz now use the right-of-way across Key's property ?If Key sells his property,does the owner of the orchard-Jai or Laurentz-lose the right-of-way?

Land includes all of the waters on its surface.

Jamal signs a lease with Kelvin to occupy a house on Leech Lake in Minnesota for the summer.Jamal's tenancy is

Orin owns Pilot's Landing Office Park.His ownership rights include the right to sell or give away the property without restriction,as well as the right to commit waste,if she chooses.Orin's ownership interest is

To acquire the ownership of a vacant lot by adverse possession,Durwood must occupy the lot exclusively,continuously,and peaceably for a specified period of time

Jody and Kent each own one-half of Local Motion,a club,as a tenant in common.Kent sells his interest to Meri,who now owns

Opal conveys three acres of wetlands to Pristine Places,Inc. ,with a deed that warrants only that Opal held good title during her ownership of the property.This deed is

Ron and Sally buy a house with a quarter-acre yard.The real estate contract does not specify a type of concurrent ownership.These items are in the house: cabinets in the kitchen,carpeting in the living room,and a microwave resting on a counter.There is also an attached garage.The contract does not refer specifically to any of these items.What type of ownership do Ron and Sally have,and what rights are associated with that ownership ?Do Ron and Sally own the items in the house? Do they own the garage?

For a party to take by adverse possession,the party's possession must not be open,visible,or notorious.

County Zoning Commission demands that Double Qwik Development,Inc. ,the private developer of Eden Park Homes,allocate space for a school within the development.This is

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