Practice Questions and answers 2025
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Condemnation - n
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The PROCESS of the government taking a property by eminent domain.
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Escheat - n
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The state takes property upon an owners death if there is no will & no heirs exist.
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Adverse Possession - n
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A person takes possession & use of a property belonging to another. Possession
must be open, notorious, hostile & uninterrupted for a certain period of time.
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Abstract of Title - n
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A complete history of ownership.
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Encumbrance - n
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,A claim or liability that attaches to the land & is held by one who is NOT the fee
owner.
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Examples of Specific Liens - n
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real estate taxes, mortgages, mechanics liens
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Easement - n
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Right to use a property for a specific use
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Easement in Gross - n
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An entity's personal right to use property. The receiver DOES NOT own the adjoining
property. Example: utility easement
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Easement Appurtenant - n
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Runs with the land.
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Easement by Necessity - n
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Created when no other access to land exists...right of ingress & egress
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, Easement by Prescription - n
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Created through continual use over a certain period of time. It must be continual,
visible, & w/o approval. Example - a private road becomes public.
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License - n
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A privilege granted to an individual for a specific purpose. It is NOT assignable to
others.
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Accretion - n
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Physical addition to the land by natural forces.
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Alluvium (also Alluvion) - n
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The soil on a shore or bank of a river
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Lis Pendens - n
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A pending notice of a lawsuit giving notice of a possible claim to the property
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Writ of Attachment - n
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A document filed during a lawsuit that prevents a debtor from conveying the
property