PROPERTY LAW QUIZ QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
**If someone has fee simple ownership of one unit in a multi-story building and pays
property taxes on that unit, what type of common interest could they have?
1) proprietary lease
2) cooperative ownership
3) condominium ownership
4) joint tenancy in the common area - Answer-Condominium ownership
**Which of the following is an example of a tenancy at sufferance:
1) a farmer who refuses to give up possession of property when his lease is expires
in order to harvest his growing crops
2) A person who leases a store and renews her lease on a month to month basis
3)A tenant who installed trade fixtures, but did not remove them when the lease
expired
4) a tenant that uses the premises in violation of her lease - Answer-A farmer who
refuses to give up possession of property when his lease is expires in order to
harvest his growing crops
**Mrs. heckler bought a unit in a condominium apartment complex directly from the
developer. She most likely received a
1) Proprietary interest in the complex
2) fee simple absolute interest in her unit
3) divisible fe simple interest in the common elements
4) all of the above - Answer-fee simple absolute interest in her unit
**A building supplier delivers bricks to a job site on July 1 to be used for construction
of a patio. The contractor finished the patio on July 30th and was paid. The
contractor files bankruptcy on September 1. On September 5, the building supply
company files a mechanics lien against the owner of the property. What is the
effective date of the lien
1) September 5
2) September 1
3) July 30
4) July 1 - Answer-July 1st
**A couple is buying a house with an odd shaped living room. the seller built a
custom-made freestanding bookcase to fit into the room. Absent an agreement, the
bookcase is most likely
1) a fixture
2) the buyers personal property
3) a replacement fixture
, 4) the sellers personal property - Answer-The sellers personal property
**How can the extent of an encroachment always be discover
1) physical observation
2) land survey
3) title search
4) quit claim deed - Answer-Land survey
**The right of a landlord to reenter or regain possession of the premises upon
expiration of a lease is known as
1) redemption
2) reversion
3) remainder
4) recovery - Answer-Reversion
**An appurtenant easement may be terminated by:
1) merger of the dominant and servient estates
2) condemnation of the servient estate through eminent domain
3) abandonment by the servient estate
4) all of the above - Answer-Merger of the dominant and servient estates
**The covenant in a deed where the grantor guarantees that she owns the property
and has the right to sell it is known as:
1) seisin
2) against encumbrances
3) warranty forever
4) quiet enjoyment - Answer-Seisin
**A condensed history of the documents affecting real property:
1) an abstract of title
2) the chain of title
3) an affidavit of title
4) an abstract of judgements - Answer-An abstract of title
**All of the following would be considered involuntary alienation EXCEPT:
1) foreclosure
2) eminent domain
3) adverse possession
4) devise - Answer-Devise
**A court action to remove a cloud form the title is called an action suit:
1) for specific performance
2) for title insurance
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
**If someone has fee simple ownership of one unit in a multi-story building and pays
property taxes on that unit, what type of common interest could they have?
1) proprietary lease
2) cooperative ownership
3) condominium ownership
4) joint tenancy in the common area - Answer-Condominium ownership
**Which of the following is an example of a tenancy at sufferance:
1) a farmer who refuses to give up possession of property when his lease is expires
in order to harvest his growing crops
2) A person who leases a store and renews her lease on a month to month basis
3)A tenant who installed trade fixtures, but did not remove them when the lease
expired
4) a tenant that uses the premises in violation of her lease - Answer-A farmer who
refuses to give up possession of property when his lease is expires in order to
harvest his growing crops
**Mrs. heckler bought a unit in a condominium apartment complex directly from the
developer. She most likely received a
1) Proprietary interest in the complex
2) fee simple absolute interest in her unit
3) divisible fe simple interest in the common elements
4) all of the above - Answer-fee simple absolute interest in her unit
**A building supplier delivers bricks to a job site on July 1 to be used for construction
of a patio. The contractor finished the patio on July 30th and was paid. The
contractor files bankruptcy on September 1. On September 5, the building supply
company files a mechanics lien against the owner of the property. What is the
effective date of the lien
1) September 5
2) September 1
3) July 30
4) July 1 - Answer-July 1st
**A couple is buying a house with an odd shaped living room. the seller built a
custom-made freestanding bookcase to fit into the room. Absent an agreement, the
bookcase is most likely
1) a fixture
2) the buyers personal property
3) a replacement fixture
, 4) the sellers personal property - Answer-The sellers personal property
**How can the extent of an encroachment always be discover
1) physical observation
2) land survey
3) title search
4) quit claim deed - Answer-Land survey
**The right of a landlord to reenter or regain possession of the premises upon
expiration of a lease is known as
1) redemption
2) reversion
3) remainder
4) recovery - Answer-Reversion
**An appurtenant easement may be terminated by:
1) merger of the dominant and servient estates
2) condemnation of the servient estate through eminent domain
3) abandonment by the servient estate
4) all of the above - Answer-Merger of the dominant and servient estates
**The covenant in a deed where the grantor guarantees that she owns the property
and has the right to sell it is known as:
1) seisin
2) against encumbrances
3) warranty forever
4) quiet enjoyment - Answer-Seisin
**A condensed history of the documents affecting real property:
1) an abstract of title
2) the chain of title
3) an affidavit of title
4) an abstract of judgements - Answer-An abstract of title
**All of the following would be considered involuntary alienation EXCEPT:
1) foreclosure
2) eminent domain
3) adverse possession
4) devise - Answer-Devise
**A court action to remove a cloud form the title is called an action suit:
1) for specific performance
2) for title insurance
