Delaware Real Estate Law Final EXAM ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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QUESTION: How long does a brokerage have to retain escrow accounting for? - ANSWER-3
years
QUESTION: Where must the disclosure pertaining to CMAs that begins, "Notwithstanding any
language to the contrary contained herein, this Competitive Market Analysis is NOT an
appraisal ..." be listed on the CMA? - ANSWER-Immediately after the estimated price
QUESTION: Katy's in charge of all the real estate activities at Katy-Did Realty in Delaware. What
license does she hold? - ANSWER-Broker
QUESTION: What is it called when one party has the right to use land owned by another party
for a special purpose? - ANSWER-Easement
QUESTION: Hope's mortgage created a lien against the property she purchased with the
mortgage. What kind of lien is this? - ANSWER-Voluntary
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QUESTION: What must happen for an easement to be terminated due to abandonment? -
ANSWER-The dominant estate owner takes action that shows a clear intent to stop using the
easement.
QUESTION: Name 3 types of encumbrances - ANSWER-Easement, encroachment, Lien
QUESTION: Justin decided to build a privacy fence around his yard. He thought the fence was
along the property line, but it turns out he built it one foot inside his neighbor's property. What
will an inspector document as existing on the neighboring property? - ANSWER-encroachment
QUESTION: What's a subordination agreement - ANSWER-An agreement between two lien
holders to modify the order of lien priority
QUESTION: What would happen if you bought a house and later found out that there were
unpaid liens against the property? - ANSWER-They could trigger a foreclosure
QUESTION: An easement dictates that property owner A gives the right to property owner B to
use a portion of the property. Which term describes property A? - ANSWER-Servient estate
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QUESTION: Which type of easement is acquired through years of use, with one person
acquiring the permanent right to use another's property by doing so for an extended period of
time? - ANSWER-Prescriptive easement
Q; How many years does a member of the DE real estate commission serve? - ANSWER-3 years
QUESTION: Name something the DE Commission has the power to do - ANSWER-Conducting
Audits
QUESTION: How many members are appointed to the Delaware Real Estate Commission? -
ANSWER-9
QUESTION: Who appoints members to the Delaware Real Estate Commission? - ANSWER-The
governor
QUESTION: How many escrow accounts are brokers required to maintain in the firm's name at
a federally insured financial institution with offices in Delaware? - ANSWER-1
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QUESTION: What service are all real estate licensees permitted to perform for clients to assess
a property's value? - ANSWER-CMA
QUESTION: In Delaware, which of these is a legal spot to place a sign advertising one of your
listings? - ANSWER-At least 10 feet from the edge of a public road
QUESTION: Without this easement—usually involving access to a road—the owner requiring
the right of passage would be landlocked. - ANSWER-Easement by necessity
QUESTION: What's the best definition of personal property? - ANSWER-Everything that's not
real property
QUESTION: What are three of the five basics tests that courts use to determine whether an
item is a fixture or personal property? - ANSWER-Method of annexation, agreement of parties,
relationship of parties
QUESTION: Which physical characteristic of land addresses the concept that land isn't
interchangeable and one piece of land isn't exactly like another? - ANSWER-Uniqueness
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