Practical Real Estate Law UML Chapter 1: Introduction to
the Law of Real Property Practice Questions & Verified
Answers 2026–2027
fixture - correct answers -item of personal property that becomes real property because of its
attachment to the land or a building
riparian rights - correct answers -rights of owners of lands adjoining streams, rivers and lakes relating to
the water and its use
appropriation - correct answers -in regard to water law, doctrine stating that water belongs to the
person who first makes beneficial use of it
possession - correct answers -occupation of land evidenced by visible acts such as enclosure, cultivation,
the construction of improvements, or the occupancy of existing improvements
six types of modern-day estates in real property - correct answers -1. fee simple or fee simple absolute
2. fee simple determinable
3. fee simple on condition subsequent
4. life estate
5. estate for years
6. estate at will
fee simple or fee simple absolute (type of modern-day estates in real property) - correct answers -estate
of real property with infinite duration and no restrictions on use
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the Law of Real Property Practice Questions & Verified
Answers 2026–2027
fixture - correct answers -item of personal property that becomes real property because of its
attachment to the land or a building
riparian rights - correct answers -rights of owners of lands adjoining streams, rivers and lakes relating to
the water and its use
appropriation - correct answers -in regard to water law, doctrine stating that water belongs to the
person who first makes beneficial use of it
possession - correct answers -occupation of land evidenced by visible acts such as enclosure, cultivation,
the construction of improvements, or the occupancy of existing improvements
six types of modern-day estates in real property - correct answers -1. fee simple or fee simple absolute
2. fee simple determinable
3. fee simple on condition subsequent
4. life estate
5. estate for years
6. estate at will
fee simple or fee simple absolute (type of modern-day estates in real property) - correct answers -estate
of real property with infinite duration and no restrictions on use
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