TREC Exam Review Questions &
Answers
National Chapter Review Questions - ANSWERS
The fact that an individual must go to the land describes which of the physical characteristics of
land?
a. non homogeneity
b. immobility
c. indestructability
d. situs - ANSWERSb. immobility
John and Mary are co-owners of a property. John has a 60% interest in the property and Mary
has a 40% interest. What type of freehold estate do they have?
a. joint tenancy
b. Estate in severalty
c. Tenancy in Common
d. Life estate - ANSWERSc. Tenancy in Common
A property is surveyed to determine a legal description. The surveyor works from a point of
beginning, and measures terminal points and angles. What method of land description is he
using?
a. Metes and bounds
,b. Lot and block
c. Monuments
d. Government survey system - ANSWERSa. Metes and bounds
Which of the following is an example of an involuntary, statutory, specific lien?
a. Ad valorem tax lien
b. IRS tax lien
c. Mortgage
d. Judgment - ANSWERSa. Ad valorem tax lien. (Ad valorem means according to value)
The local government needs your land to build a new high school. They have the right to take
your land for the public good. This is called:
a. The right of escheat
b. The right of eminent domain
c. The right of condemnation
d. Police power - ANSWERSb. The right of eminent domian
Mary and John are married with grown children. Both are intestate. If John dies and Mary
immediately becomes the owner of their home, what type of ownership did they have?
a. Tenancy by the entirety
b. Tenancy in severalty
c. Community property
d. Tenancy in common - ANSWERSa. Tenancy by the entirety
, You have recently purchased property in an area regulated by zoning. It has come to your
attention that you have a zoning violation on the property. What should you do?
a. Ignore the violation, as it is a pre-existing condition
b. Claim non-conforming use to continue the violation
c. Request a variance from the zoning board
d. File a claim against the title company that issued your title policy - ANSWERSc. Request a
variance from the zoning board
One of the property owners in a subdivision is violating the deed restrictions. What can the
other property owners do to get him to comply?
a. Seek an injunction from the courts
b. Sue for damages
c. Seek a judgment from the courts
d. Ask the courts for an action of forcible entry and detainer - ANSWERSa. Seek an injunction
from the courts
Your property borders a non-navigable waterway and you have riparian rights. You have built a
10-foot pier at the water's edge. How do you measure your property?
a. To the end of the pier
b. To the vegetation line
c. To the middle of the waterway
d. To the middle of the waterway, or the end of the pier, whichever is greater - ANSWERSc. To
the middle of the waterway
Answers
National Chapter Review Questions - ANSWERS
The fact that an individual must go to the land describes which of the physical characteristics of
land?
a. non homogeneity
b. immobility
c. indestructability
d. situs - ANSWERSb. immobility
John and Mary are co-owners of a property. John has a 60% interest in the property and Mary
has a 40% interest. What type of freehold estate do they have?
a. joint tenancy
b. Estate in severalty
c. Tenancy in Common
d. Life estate - ANSWERSc. Tenancy in Common
A property is surveyed to determine a legal description. The surveyor works from a point of
beginning, and measures terminal points and angles. What method of land description is he
using?
a. Metes and bounds
,b. Lot and block
c. Monuments
d. Government survey system - ANSWERSa. Metes and bounds
Which of the following is an example of an involuntary, statutory, specific lien?
a. Ad valorem tax lien
b. IRS tax lien
c. Mortgage
d. Judgment - ANSWERSa. Ad valorem tax lien. (Ad valorem means according to value)
The local government needs your land to build a new high school. They have the right to take
your land for the public good. This is called:
a. The right of escheat
b. The right of eminent domain
c. The right of condemnation
d. Police power - ANSWERSb. The right of eminent domian
Mary and John are married with grown children. Both are intestate. If John dies and Mary
immediately becomes the owner of their home, what type of ownership did they have?
a. Tenancy by the entirety
b. Tenancy in severalty
c. Community property
d. Tenancy in common - ANSWERSa. Tenancy by the entirety
, You have recently purchased property in an area regulated by zoning. It has come to your
attention that you have a zoning violation on the property. What should you do?
a. Ignore the violation, as it is a pre-existing condition
b. Claim non-conforming use to continue the violation
c. Request a variance from the zoning board
d. File a claim against the title company that issued your title policy - ANSWERSc. Request a
variance from the zoning board
One of the property owners in a subdivision is violating the deed restrictions. What can the
other property owners do to get him to comply?
a. Seek an injunction from the courts
b. Sue for damages
c. Seek a judgment from the courts
d. Ask the courts for an action of forcible entry and detainer - ANSWERSa. Seek an injunction
from the courts
Your property borders a non-navigable waterway and you have riparian rights. You have built a
10-foot pier at the water's edge. How do you measure your property?
a. To the end of the pier
b. To the vegetation line
c. To the middle of the waterway
d. To the middle of the waterway, or the end of the pier, whichever is greater - ANSWERSc. To
the middle of the waterway
