Real Property (MBE) - Practice
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A person conveys land “to Alex for life, then to Jamie.” What type of interest does Jamie hold?
A. Fee simple determinable
✔✔B. Remainder
C. Reversion
D. Executory interest
If a seller conveys property but fails to disclose a known latent defect, the buyer may:
A. Take possession without recourse
B. Sue for breach of warranty of title
✔✔C. Sue for fraud or misrepresentation
D. Only recover repair costs
A landlord enters a tenant’s apartment without notice or consent. This most likely violates:
✔✔A. The covenant of quiet enjoyment
B. The statute of frauds
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,C. Adverse possession
D. Subrogation rights
An easement appurtenant passes to:
✔✔A. The new owner of the dominant estate
B. Only the original holder
C. A family member of the grantee
D. A tenant of the servient estate
Which of the following does **not** terminate an easement?
A. Merger
B. Abandonment
C. Release
✔✔D. Sale of the servient tenement to a good-faith purchaser
A life estate owner cannot:
✔✔A. Commit waste
B. Collect rent
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,C. Lease the property
D. Use the property for residence
In a race-notice jurisdiction, a subsequent purchaser prevails if they:
A. Record first, regardless of notice
✔✔B. Record first and had no notice
C. Have actual knowledge
D. Pay a higher price
A deed that states, “to Sam, so long as alcohol is never sold on the land,” creates:
A. Fee simple absolute
✔✔B. Fee simple determinable
C. Fee simple subject to condition subsequent
D. Life estate
A buyer receives a quitclaim deed. This means:
✔✔A. The seller makes no warranties about title
B. The seller warrants against all defects
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, C. The title is guaranteed to be marketable
D. The deed is invalid unless recorded
A periodic tenancy can be terminated with:
✔✔A. Proper notice by either party
B. Only court order
C. Mutual written agreement only
D. A sale of the property
If a tenant remains after lease expiration without landlord consent, the tenant is:
✔✔A. A holdover tenant
B. A periodic tenant
C. A tenant at will
D. A co-tenant
Which of the following is required for a deed to be valid?
A. Recorded in county records
✔✔B. Delivered and accepted
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Questions and Answers Latest Version
Already Passed
A person conveys land “to Alex for life, then to Jamie.” What type of interest does Jamie hold?
A. Fee simple determinable
✔✔B. Remainder
C. Reversion
D. Executory interest
If a seller conveys property but fails to disclose a known latent defect, the buyer may:
A. Take possession without recourse
B. Sue for breach of warranty of title
✔✔C. Sue for fraud or misrepresentation
D. Only recover repair costs
A landlord enters a tenant’s apartment without notice or consent. This most likely violates:
✔✔A. The covenant of quiet enjoyment
B. The statute of frauds
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,C. Adverse possession
D. Subrogation rights
An easement appurtenant passes to:
✔✔A. The new owner of the dominant estate
B. Only the original holder
C. A family member of the grantee
D. A tenant of the servient estate
Which of the following does **not** terminate an easement?
A. Merger
B. Abandonment
C. Release
✔✔D. Sale of the servient tenement to a good-faith purchaser
A life estate owner cannot:
✔✔A. Commit waste
B. Collect rent
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,C. Lease the property
D. Use the property for residence
In a race-notice jurisdiction, a subsequent purchaser prevails if they:
A. Record first, regardless of notice
✔✔B. Record first and had no notice
C. Have actual knowledge
D. Pay a higher price
A deed that states, “to Sam, so long as alcohol is never sold on the land,” creates:
A. Fee simple absolute
✔✔B. Fee simple determinable
C. Fee simple subject to condition subsequent
D. Life estate
A buyer receives a quitclaim deed. This means:
✔✔A. The seller makes no warranties about title
B. The seller warrants against all defects
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, C. The title is guaranteed to be marketable
D. The deed is invalid unless recorded
A periodic tenancy can be terminated with:
✔✔A. Proper notice by either party
B. Only court order
C. Mutual written agreement only
D. A sale of the property
If a tenant remains after lease expiration without landlord consent, the tenant is:
✔✔A. A holdover tenant
B. A periodic tenant
C. A tenant at will
D. A co-tenant
Which of the following is required for a deed to be valid?
A. Recorded in county records
✔✔B. Delivered and accepted
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