Maine -Real Estate - 7-15 Test Questions
and Correct Solutions.
The right to use the land of another but not to possess it is called - Answer Non-Possessory
Rights
An easement that involves two parcels of land is called an - Answer Appurtenant Easement.
The land that benefits from an appurtenant easement is the - Answer Dominant Estate or
Tenement.
The land that provides the rights of the appurtenant easement to the dominant estate is the: -
Answer Servient Estate or Tenement.
An easement that benefits a person or corporation and involves only one parcel of land is an: -
Answer Easement in Gross
An affirmative easement allows a party to - Answer Do Something
A solar easement is an example of a - Answer Negative Easement.
The five ways that an easement may be created are: - Answer 1. Grant in deed
2. Reservation in deed
3. Necessity
4. Prescription
5. Implication
The six ways that easements may be terminated are - Answer 1. Expiration
2. Agreement
3. Abandonment
4. Destruction
5. Merger
6. End of purpose
An interest in land that allows the holder to excavate and remove gravel from another's land is
an example of: - Answer Profit a Prendre
, The right to use flowing water is called - Answer Riparian Rights
The banks of a river may change due to the processes of - Answer Accretion and Erosion.
The right to use non-flowing water such as the ocean or a navigable lake is called - Answer
littoral rights.
Some states require a person to obtain a permit for the use of surface water according to the
Doctrine of: - Answer Prior Appropriation
The sudden loss of soil due to an earthquake is called - Answer Avulsion
Permission to use another's land is called - Answer License
A license terminates if the property is - Answer Sold
The three ways to describe a parcel of real estate are: - Answer 1. Metes and bounds
2. Lot and block
3. Government (rectangular) survey
The method of description that uses directions and distances is - Answer Metes and Bounds
Granite posts and iron pipes are examples of - Answer Monuments
In the Government (rectangular) survey system, lines that run east and west are called
_________, and lines that run north and south are called __________________. - Answer
Township Lines / Range Lines
Section 1 is one mile by one mile and is always located in the ______________________ of the
township. - Answer Northeast corner
Correction lines compensate for the - Answer Curvature of the earth
The method of description used for a subdivision is - Answer Lot and Block
and Correct Solutions.
The right to use the land of another but not to possess it is called - Answer Non-Possessory
Rights
An easement that involves two parcels of land is called an - Answer Appurtenant Easement.
The land that benefits from an appurtenant easement is the - Answer Dominant Estate or
Tenement.
The land that provides the rights of the appurtenant easement to the dominant estate is the: -
Answer Servient Estate or Tenement.
An easement that benefits a person or corporation and involves only one parcel of land is an: -
Answer Easement in Gross
An affirmative easement allows a party to - Answer Do Something
A solar easement is an example of a - Answer Negative Easement.
The five ways that an easement may be created are: - Answer 1. Grant in deed
2. Reservation in deed
3. Necessity
4. Prescription
5. Implication
The six ways that easements may be terminated are - Answer 1. Expiration
2. Agreement
3. Abandonment
4. Destruction
5. Merger
6. End of purpose
An interest in land that allows the holder to excavate and remove gravel from another's land is
an example of: - Answer Profit a Prendre
, The right to use flowing water is called - Answer Riparian Rights
The banks of a river may change due to the processes of - Answer Accretion and Erosion.
The right to use non-flowing water such as the ocean or a navigable lake is called - Answer
littoral rights.
Some states require a person to obtain a permit for the use of surface water according to the
Doctrine of: - Answer Prior Appropriation
The sudden loss of soil due to an earthquake is called - Answer Avulsion
Permission to use another's land is called - Answer License
A license terminates if the property is - Answer Sold
The three ways to describe a parcel of real estate are: - Answer 1. Metes and bounds
2. Lot and block
3. Government (rectangular) survey
The method of description that uses directions and distances is - Answer Metes and Bounds
Granite posts and iron pipes are examples of - Answer Monuments
In the Government (rectangular) survey system, lines that run east and west are called
_________, and lines that run north and south are called __________________. - Answer
Township Lines / Range Lines
Section 1 is one mile by one mile and is always located in the ______________________ of the
township. - Answer Northeast corner
Correction lines compensate for the - Answer Curvature of the earth
The method of description used for a subdivision is - Answer Lot and Block
