ARIZONA REAL ESTATE CONTRACTS AND
TRANSACTIONS ASSESSMENT SCRIPT
2026
◉ Which of the following is NOT an encumbrance on real property?
a. lease
b. easement
c. homestead right
d. restrictive convenant
Answer: c. homestead right
◉ Which of the following is NOT an appurtenance?
a. easement right
b. mineral right
c. water rights
d. trade fixtures
Answer: d. trade fixtures
◉ The physical characteristics of land include:
,a. indestructibility
b. homogeneity
c. improvements
d. supply
Answer: a. indestructibility
◉ Which of the following restrictive covenants is MOST likely to be
enforceable?
a. prohibits sales to blacks
b. prohibits resales for 20 years
c. prohibits use for anything other than single-family dwellings
d. absolutely prohibits any resales
Answer: c. prohibits use for anything other than single-family
dwellings
◉ What would a landlocked property owner MOST likely ask the
court for?
a. an easement by prescription
b. an easement in gross
c. an easement by necessity
d. an adverse possession of servant tenement
Answer: c. an easement by necessity
,◉ Restrictive covenants are enforced by:
a. the district attorney
b. the lender
c. the planning commission
d. legal action by other owners
Answer: d. legal action by other owners
◉ Mary is interested in a parcel of real estate owned by Kathy. Mary
has a title report that shows the property is encumbered by several
liens. The lien with the highest priority is the lien:
a. of lowest amount
b. of highest amount
c. first recorded
d. first in date
Answer: c. first recorded
◉ A metes and bounds description MUST:
a. cover an area larger than 10 acres
b. be in areas not included in the rectangular survey system
c. commence and finish at the same identifiable point
d. always use north as the basis for directions
, Answer: c. commence and finish at the same identifiable point
◉ Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a fee simple
estate?
a. indefinite durations
b. free of encumbrances
c. transferable with or without consideration
d. transferable by will or interstate succession
Answer: b. free of encumbrances
◉ A valid deed does NOT require a:
a. signature of the grantee
b. statement of consideration
c. legal description of the property
d. grantor with legal capacity
Answer: a. signature of the grantee
◉ "To have and to hold" MOST likely would be included in a(n):
a. habendem clause
b. alienation clause
c. mortgage
d. legal description
TRANSACTIONS ASSESSMENT SCRIPT
2026
◉ Which of the following is NOT an encumbrance on real property?
a. lease
b. easement
c. homestead right
d. restrictive convenant
Answer: c. homestead right
◉ Which of the following is NOT an appurtenance?
a. easement right
b. mineral right
c. water rights
d. trade fixtures
Answer: d. trade fixtures
◉ The physical characteristics of land include:
,a. indestructibility
b. homogeneity
c. improvements
d. supply
Answer: a. indestructibility
◉ Which of the following restrictive covenants is MOST likely to be
enforceable?
a. prohibits sales to blacks
b. prohibits resales for 20 years
c. prohibits use for anything other than single-family dwellings
d. absolutely prohibits any resales
Answer: c. prohibits use for anything other than single-family
dwellings
◉ What would a landlocked property owner MOST likely ask the
court for?
a. an easement by prescription
b. an easement in gross
c. an easement by necessity
d. an adverse possession of servant tenement
Answer: c. an easement by necessity
,◉ Restrictive covenants are enforced by:
a. the district attorney
b. the lender
c. the planning commission
d. legal action by other owners
Answer: d. legal action by other owners
◉ Mary is interested in a parcel of real estate owned by Kathy. Mary
has a title report that shows the property is encumbered by several
liens. The lien with the highest priority is the lien:
a. of lowest amount
b. of highest amount
c. first recorded
d. first in date
Answer: c. first recorded
◉ A metes and bounds description MUST:
a. cover an area larger than 10 acres
b. be in areas not included in the rectangular survey system
c. commence and finish at the same identifiable point
d. always use north as the basis for directions
, Answer: c. commence and finish at the same identifiable point
◉ Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a fee simple
estate?
a. indefinite durations
b. free of encumbrances
c. transferable with or without consideration
d. transferable by will or interstate succession
Answer: b. free of encumbrances
◉ A valid deed does NOT require a:
a. signature of the grantee
b. statement of consideration
c. legal description of the property
d. grantor with legal capacity
Answer: a. signature of the grantee
◉ "To have and to hold" MOST likely would be included in a(n):
a. habendem clause
b. alienation clause
c. mortgage
d. legal description
