ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which correctly matches the boundary with its boundary line
A. Road/center of the road
B. Non-navigable river/center of the river
C. Navigable river/average low-water mark
D. All of the above are correctly matched - CORRECT ANSWER - D. All of the above
are correctly matched
When a tree trunk is on the boundary line
A. Both owners must agree to its removal
B. It belongs to both owners
C. Either owner can trim branches over his or her property
D. All of the above are correct - CORRECT ANSWER - D. All of the above are correct
An action for the removal of a permanent encroachment MUST be commenced within
A. Three years of the encroachment
B. Four years of the encroachment
C. Ten years of the encroachment
D. A reasonable period of time - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Three years of the
encroachment
A nonphysical invasion of the property of another would likely to be a(n)
, A. Encroachment
B. A public nuisance cannot be abated by the action of a private citizen
C. Nuisances that are not private nuisances are considered public nuisances
D. All of the above are true - CORRECT ANSWER - D. All of the above are true
What is TRUE regarding nuisances?
A. There is a three-year statute of limitations on a private nuisance
B. A public nuisance cannot be abated by the action of a private citizen
C. Nuisances that are not private nuisances are considered public nuisances
D. All of the above are true - CORRECT ANSWER - D. All of the above are true
A dispute between riparian rights holders would likely be heard by the
A. Federal district court
B. Local water agency
C. Water Resources Control Board
D. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Water Resources Control Board
After an owner developed his property, water runoff from it damaged a lower property. Which
statement about liability for this damage is TRUE?
A. The upper-land owner is strictly liable
B. The upper-land owner is liable for only the percentage of damage based on the percentage of
increase in run off
C. If the development was reasonable use of the land with reasonable care, the upper-land owner
is not liable