Texas Real Estate Exam Prep (From
PearsonVUE and & Champions
National Exam Prep) 2025 Questions
and Answers
A property owner has decided to do some landscaping work on his yard. he has
planted a tree surrounded by some flowering shrubs. The tree and shrubs are an
example of:
a) encroachments
b) improvements
c) surface rights
d) emblements - --ANSWER--b) improvements
A property owner has a waterfront lot on a stream. He has the right to use the
water from the stream. What is this right called?
a) riparian
b) littoral
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,c) appropriative
d) appropriation - --ANSWER--a) riparian
A commercial tenant is aware that his lease will expire at the end of the month. He
has begun to disassemble his display cabinets and shelves. Which of the following
statements about this is true?
A) he cannot take them without first obtaining written permission from the
landlord.
b) if the landlord wants them, he can pay the tenant and the tenant must leave
them
c) The tenant can take these as they are trade fixtures
d) he must disclose to the landlord that he plans to take them - --ANSWER--c) the
tenant can take these as they are trade fixtures
A seller is attending the closing on his property. The title company has discovered
an unsatisfied M&M lien on the property. Which of the following is the most likely
reason for the lien?
a) a workman on the property left tools behind
b) unpaid personal property taxes
c) plumbing work that was completed but never paid for
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,d) a judgment - --ANSWER--c) plumbing work that was completed but never paid
for
A listing agent went to inspect a seller's property hoping to list it for sale. The seller
told the listing agent that his neighbor's satellite dish trespasses on his property.
This is an example of:
a) annexation
b) encroachment
c) appurtenance
d) license - --ANSWER--b) encroachment
A father gives his son a life estate on a property. The son leases the property. The
tenant dies. What happens to the property?
a) it reverts to the father
b) it goes to the remainderman
c) it goes back to the son until he dies
d) it goes to the son's heirs - --ANSWER--c) it goes back to the son until he dies
A man leaves his second wife a life estate in their home after which the property
goes to his children from his first marriage. The children:
a) are remaindermen
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, b) have fee simple determinable
c) have a life estate
d) have a dominant interest in the property - --ANSWER--a) are remaindermen
Which of the following statements about an easement is true?
a) an easement is a benefit to the servient property owner
b) an easement is an encroachment
c) an easement is a benefit to the dominant property owner
d) an easement in gross belongs to or passes with the land - --ANSWER--c) an
easement is a benefit to the dominant property owner
P, Q, and R are joint tenants, P wants to sell the property, but Q and R do not.
What can P do?
a) file an injunction against the other owners
b) seek a writ of execution
c) file a suit for partition
d) get a release - --ANSWER--c) file a suit for partition
A, B and C are joint tenants. C dies. B sells his share to D. What type of ownership
do A and D have?
a) joint tenants
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PearsonVUE and & Champions
National Exam Prep) 2025 Questions
and Answers
A property owner has decided to do some landscaping work on his yard. he has
planted a tree surrounded by some flowering shrubs. The tree and shrubs are an
example of:
a) encroachments
b) improvements
c) surface rights
d) emblements - --ANSWER--b) improvements
A property owner has a waterfront lot on a stream. He has the right to use the
water from the stream. What is this right called?
a) riparian
b) littoral
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,c) appropriative
d) appropriation - --ANSWER--a) riparian
A commercial tenant is aware that his lease will expire at the end of the month. He
has begun to disassemble his display cabinets and shelves. Which of the following
statements about this is true?
A) he cannot take them without first obtaining written permission from the
landlord.
b) if the landlord wants them, he can pay the tenant and the tenant must leave
them
c) The tenant can take these as they are trade fixtures
d) he must disclose to the landlord that he plans to take them - --ANSWER--c) the
tenant can take these as they are trade fixtures
A seller is attending the closing on his property. The title company has discovered
an unsatisfied M&M lien on the property. Which of the following is the most likely
reason for the lien?
a) a workman on the property left tools behind
b) unpaid personal property taxes
c) plumbing work that was completed but never paid for
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,d) a judgment - --ANSWER--c) plumbing work that was completed but never paid
for
A listing agent went to inspect a seller's property hoping to list it for sale. The seller
told the listing agent that his neighbor's satellite dish trespasses on his property.
This is an example of:
a) annexation
b) encroachment
c) appurtenance
d) license - --ANSWER--b) encroachment
A father gives his son a life estate on a property. The son leases the property. The
tenant dies. What happens to the property?
a) it reverts to the father
b) it goes to the remainderman
c) it goes back to the son until he dies
d) it goes to the son's heirs - --ANSWER--c) it goes back to the son until he dies
A man leaves his second wife a life estate in their home after which the property
goes to his children from his first marriage. The children:
a) are remaindermen
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, b) have fee simple determinable
c) have a life estate
d) have a dominant interest in the property - --ANSWER--a) are remaindermen
Which of the following statements about an easement is true?
a) an easement is a benefit to the servient property owner
b) an easement is an encroachment
c) an easement is a benefit to the dominant property owner
d) an easement in gross belongs to or passes with the land - --ANSWER--c) an
easement is a benefit to the dominant property owner
P, Q, and R are joint tenants, P wants to sell the property, but Q and R do not.
What can P do?
a) file an injunction against the other owners
b) seek a writ of execution
c) file a suit for partition
d) get a release - --ANSWER--c) file a suit for partition
A, B and C are joint tenants. C dies. B sells his share to D. What type of ownership
do A and D have?
a) joint tenants
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