With 100% Correct Answers
*Ch. 2: Real Property Fundamentals (p. 17)* - correct answers ✔✔
what is land legally considered to include? what does an owner have rights to? - correct answers
✔✔- *surface* of the earth, *subsurface* of the center of the earth, & *air* above the land
(e.g. mineral rights, water, etc.)
^ owner has rights to all of that within property's boundaries
real estate - correct answers ✔✔actual *physical land* (aka unimproved land or raw land) and
its *permanent attachments*, both natural & man-made
fixture - correct answers ✔✔An item of personal property that has been converted to real
property by being permanently affixed to the realty. (e.g. a house, shed, fence, patio)
a major fixture that significantly increases value of the property - correct answers ✔✔an
*improvement* (e.g. a building)
how do fixtures become real property? - correct answers ✔✔- *physically attached* to real
property
- attached *conceptually* bc of a *close association* w/ real property (ex: keys)
- through process of *adoption* (ex: custom-made curtains for unusual window size or wall-to-
wall carpeting)
- *agreement* between parties involved (ex: landlord & tenant)
- its removal would *damage* the property
- *intention* of person affixing personalty to real estate
, Fixtures can be _____________ from the land and so revert back to personal property through
the process of ______________. (e.g. a chandelier is removed from the ceiling) - correct
answers ✔✔detached, severance
Real property is __________ (e.g. your sofa, microwave, etc.), while real estate is not. - correct
answers ✔✔moveable
natural attachments - correct answers ✔✔plants growing on the land called *fructus
industrials* (planted) & *fructus naturals* (naturally grows)
Emblements are considered _____ property. - correct answers ✔✔personal
A rose bush growing on the land is part of ________ property, but once the flowers are picked,
they become ________ property. - correct answers ✔✔real, personal
doctrine of emblements - correct answers ✔✔A rule that allows a tenant farmer to *re-enter*
the land to harvest crops that were planted by the tenant farmer even *after the land has been
sold* to a new owner.
Real vs. Personal Property
1.) Keys
2.) A tree, Cutting a tree down for firewood, Using wood from one of your trees to build a deck
3.) Bathtub
4.) Built-in Dishwasher
5.) Stove
6.) Custom curtain or drapes
7.) Chandelier homeowner bought & attached to dining room ceiling