REAL ESTATE FUNDAMENTALS NEWEST 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 230 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
The owner of a secluded area adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean noticed that people from town walked
along the shore in front of this property. The owner learned that the local citizens had been walking
along this beach for years. The owner went to court to try to stop people from walking along the water's
edge in front of his property. The owner is likely to be - (answer) unsuccessful because the owner's
property extends only to the high-water mark and the public can use the land beyond this point.
The major intent of zoning regulations is to - (answer) ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the
community.
An individual owned two acres of land. When he sold one acre to a friend, he reserved for himself an
appurtenant easement over the friend's land for ingress and egress. The friend's land - (answer) is the
servient tenement.
A farmer acquired the ownership of land that was deposited by a river running through his property by -
(answer) accretion
The local utility company dug up a person's garden to install a natural gas line. The company claimedit
had a valid easement and proved it by the county records. The property owner claimed the easement
was not valid because he did not know about it. The easement was - (answer) valid even though the
owner did not know about it.
purchaser of real estate learned that the ownership rights will continue forever and that no other person
claims to be the owner or has any ownership control over the property. This person owns a - (answer)
fee simple interest.
person owned the fee simple title to a vacant lot adjacent to a hospital and was persuaded to make a gift
of the lot. She wanted to have some control over its use, so her attorney prepared her deed toconvey
ownership of the lot to the hospital "so long as it is used for hospital purposes." After completion of the
gift, the hospital will own a - (answer) fee simple determinable.
The property owner does not wish to sell property to the state. The state wants the property in order to
build a straight road. If the owner and the state cannot come to an agreement, the state may acquire the
property through - (answer) condemnation.
,REAL ESTATE FUNDAMENTALS NEWEST 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 230 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Under which of the following situations may the government step in to claim an interest in the property?
- (answer) Nonpayment of taxes
In Pennsylvania, when the owner of the property dies without a will and with no living heirs, the
property - (answer) escheats to the state
The type of easement that is a right-of-way for a utility company's power lines is an - (answer)
easement in gross.
A landowner has divided much of his land into smaller parcels and has recently sold a tract near a nature
preserve that is landlocked and cannot be entered except through one of the other tracts. What type of
easement will likely be granted to the buyer of that property by court action? - (answer) Easement by
necessity
Over a long period of time, the farmer realized that his field next to the small stream was getting smaller
and smaller. This action is called - (answer) erosion.
After a hurricane ripped through, several homeowners along the Delaware River lost most of their
beautiful front yards. Their loss is an example of - (answer) avulsion.
With regard to ownership rights to waterways, Pennsylvania adheres to the - (answer) common-law
doctrine of riparian and littoral rights
A tenant in an apartment holds - (answer) leasehold interest.
Many states determine the order of water rights according to which users of the water hold a recorded
beneficial use permit. This allocation of water rights is determined by - (answer) the doctrine of prior
appropriation
The rights of the owner of property located along the banks of a river are called - (answer) riparian
rights.
, REAL ESTATE FUNDAMENTALS NEWEST 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 230 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
A developer grants to the gas company the right to install transmission lines. This right is called -
(answer) an easement in gross.
A life estate conveys to the life tenant - (answer) ownership for life.
A tenant is leasing a house while saving enough money for the down payment to perform on the sales
contract. What type of an arrangement is this? - (answer) Lease purchase agreement
The landlord's lease prohibits tenants from altering the property in any way. A young woman who uses a
wheelchair cannot maneuver over the doorstep into the apartment by herself. Nor can she use her
wheelchair in the bathroom. Which of the following is TRUE? - (answer) The tenant is entitled to make
the necessary alterations.
A young couple with a toddler and an infant want to lease an apartment in a complex occupied primarily
by adults. The rental agent shows the couple only first-floor apartments. In this situation, the rental
agent - (answer) should have showed the couple all available apartments.
Although a tenant's lease does not terminate for five more years, the premises have become too small to
accommodate the tenant's growing business. Another business owner is interested in leasing the
premises from the tenant for three years. Which of the following would the parties use for the tenant to
lease the space to the business owner? - (answer) A sublease
A leased building collapses, forcing the tenant to move out. This is called - (answer) constructive
eviction.
Which of the following is the BEST definition of actual eviction? - (answer) The enforcement of a court
order to remove lessee
The owner of real estate who leases it to another is called the - (answer) lessor.
The authority to carry out the eviction of a delinquent tenant from rented property is held by the -
(answer) sheriff.
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
The owner of a secluded area adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean noticed that people from town walked
along the shore in front of this property. The owner learned that the local citizens had been walking
along this beach for years. The owner went to court to try to stop people from walking along the water's
edge in front of his property. The owner is likely to be - (answer) unsuccessful because the owner's
property extends only to the high-water mark and the public can use the land beyond this point.
The major intent of zoning regulations is to - (answer) ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the
community.
An individual owned two acres of land. When he sold one acre to a friend, he reserved for himself an
appurtenant easement over the friend's land for ingress and egress. The friend's land - (answer) is the
servient tenement.
A farmer acquired the ownership of land that was deposited by a river running through his property by -
(answer) accretion
The local utility company dug up a person's garden to install a natural gas line. The company claimedit
had a valid easement and proved it by the county records. The property owner claimed the easement
was not valid because he did not know about it. The easement was - (answer) valid even though the
owner did not know about it.
purchaser of real estate learned that the ownership rights will continue forever and that no other person
claims to be the owner or has any ownership control over the property. This person owns a - (answer)
fee simple interest.
person owned the fee simple title to a vacant lot adjacent to a hospital and was persuaded to make a gift
of the lot. She wanted to have some control over its use, so her attorney prepared her deed toconvey
ownership of the lot to the hospital "so long as it is used for hospital purposes." After completion of the
gift, the hospital will own a - (answer) fee simple determinable.
The property owner does not wish to sell property to the state. The state wants the property in order to
build a straight road. If the owner and the state cannot come to an agreement, the state may acquire the
property through - (answer) condemnation.
,REAL ESTATE FUNDAMENTALS NEWEST 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 230 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Under which of the following situations may the government step in to claim an interest in the property?
- (answer) Nonpayment of taxes
In Pennsylvania, when the owner of the property dies without a will and with no living heirs, the
property - (answer) escheats to the state
The type of easement that is a right-of-way for a utility company's power lines is an - (answer)
easement in gross.
A landowner has divided much of his land into smaller parcels and has recently sold a tract near a nature
preserve that is landlocked and cannot be entered except through one of the other tracts. What type of
easement will likely be granted to the buyer of that property by court action? - (answer) Easement by
necessity
Over a long period of time, the farmer realized that his field next to the small stream was getting smaller
and smaller. This action is called - (answer) erosion.
After a hurricane ripped through, several homeowners along the Delaware River lost most of their
beautiful front yards. Their loss is an example of - (answer) avulsion.
With regard to ownership rights to waterways, Pennsylvania adheres to the - (answer) common-law
doctrine of riparian and littoral rights
A tenant in an apartment holds - (answer) leasehold interest.
Many states determine the order of water rights according to which users of the water hold a recorded
beneficial use permit. This allocation of water rights is determined by - (answer) the doctrine of prior
appropriation
The rights of the owner of property located along the banks of a river are called - (answer) riparian
rights.
, REAL ESTATE FUNDAMENTALS NEWEST 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 230 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
A developer grants to the gas company the right to install transmission lines. This right is called -
(answer) an easement in gross.
A life estate conveys to the life tenant - (answer) ownership for life.
A tenant is leasing a house while saving enough money for the down payment to perform on the sales
contract. What type of an arrangement is this? - (answer) Lease purchase agreement
The landlord's lease prohibits tenants from altering the property in any way. A young woman who uses a
wheelchair cannot maneuver over the doorstep into the apartment by herself. Nor can she use her
wheelchair in the bathroom. Which of the following is TRUE? - (answer) The tenant is entitled to make
the necessary alterations.
A young couple with a toddler and an infant want to lease an apartment in a complex occupied primarily
by adults. The rental agent shows the couple only first-floor apartments. In this situation, the rental
agent - (answer) should have showed the couple all available apartments.
Although a tenant's lease does not terminate for five more years, the premises have become too small to
accommodate the tenant's growing business. Another business owner is interested in leasing the
premises from the tenant for three years. Which of the following would the parties use for the tenant to
lease the space to the business owner? - (answer) A sublease
A leased building collapses, forcing the tenant to move out. This is called - (answer) constructive
eviction.
Which of the following is the BEST definition of actual eviction? - (answer) The enforcement of a court
order to remove lessee
The owner of real estate who leases it to another is called the - (answer) lessor.
The authority to carry out the eviction of a delinquent tenant from rented property is held by the -
(answer) sheriff.
