Which of the Following Is False Regarding the Statute of Frauds

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is false regarding the statute of frauds provision relating to an interest in land?

A) The statute is intended to prevent oral claims to the existence of a contract for the sale of land.
B) The statute requires a writing as evidence of a contract to sell land.
C) A claim to an oral contract for the sale of land is not enough to prove a contract of sale existed.
D) Mortgages on land are within the statute of frauds.
E) No leases are within the statute of frauds.