Barney Fletcher Section 1 Exam Questions
And Answers
Fixtures Articles that were once personal property but have been affixed to real estate so
as to become real property
4 ways to test Fixtures 1) Written agreement - most important
2) Method of Attachment
3)Adaptability
4) Relationship of the Parties
Fructus Naturales Permanent plantings such as flowers, trees and bushes that are classified
as real property
Water Rights The legal rights to use the water in a river, stream, or other body.
Navigable Waters Body of water that is used for commerce or transportation (example:
Mississippi River)
Littoral Land Land bordered by a stationary body of water, such as a lake or pond.
, Barney Fletcher Section 1 Exam Questions
And Answers
Riparian Land land bordering a moving watercourse such as a stream or river
Easement The right to use the land of another for a particular purpose. Non exclusive
irrevocable
Immobility, Indestructibility, Nonhomogeneic (Uniqueness) Three Physical
Characteristics of Land
immobility Land cannot be moved
Indestructibility Land cannot be destroyed. Its value may be destroyed by changing
conditions, but physically land goes on forever.
Nonhomogeneity or heterogeneity The uniqueness of land. no two parcels of land are
exactly the same.
scarcity
And Answers
Fixtures Articles that were once personal property but have been affixed to real estate so
as to become real property
4 ways to test Fixtures 1) Written agreement - most important
2) Method of Attachment
3)Adaptability
4) Relationship of the Parties
Fructus Naturales Permanent plantings such as flowers, trees and bushes that are classified
as real property
Water Rights The legal rights to use the water in a river, stream, or other body.
Navigable Waters Body of water that is used for commerce or transportation (example:
Mississippi River)
Littoral Land Land bordered by a stationary body of water, such as a lake or pond.
, Barney Fletcher Section 1 Exam Questions
And Answers
Riparian Land land bordering a moving watercourse such as a stream or river
Easement The right to use the land of another for a particular purpose. Non exclusive
irrevocable
Immobility, Indestructibility, Nonhomogeneic (Uniqueness) Three Physical
Characteristics of Land
immobility Land cannot be moved
Indestructibility Land cannot be destroyed. Its value may be destroyed by changing
conditions, but physically land goes on forever.
Nonhomogeneity or heterogeneity The uniqueness of land. no two parcels of land are
exactly the same.
scarcity
