Real Property Law Exam 1 - Study Guide GUARANTEED PASS !!
Which of the following is not considered real property
a. buildings
b. fixtures
c. corn
d. elm tree - (ANSWER)c. corn
a court in determining that an item is a fixture will consider which of the following
a. the extent of the attachment of the time to the building
b. the intention of the parties
c. the characters of the article in its adaptation to the real property
d. all of the above - (ANSWER)d. all of the above
the adding together of periods of adverse possession is called
a. lapping
b. tacking
c. accretion
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,d. appending
e. none of the above - (ANSWER)b. tacking
the typical period that a person must possess real property in order to be an adverse possessor is
a. 1 to 3 years
b. 25 years
c. 30 years
d. 7 to 20 years
e. none of the above - (ANSWER)d. 7 to 20 years
in addition to adverse possession being adverse it must also be
a. public
b. peaceful
c. exclusive
d. continuous
e. all of the above - (ANSWER)e. all of the above
a deed that conveys property to an owner "so long as the land is used for an avocado far" creates an estate
known as
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,a. fee simple on condition subsequent
b. estate for years
c. estate at will
d. fee simple determinable - (ANSWER)d. fee simple determinable
Henry transfers property to Susan for the life of Tom, then to Kevin. On the death of Susan, the property owner
is
a. Tom
b. Kevin
c. Susan's heirs
d. Henry
e. none of the above - (ANSWER)c. Susan's heirs
Henry transfers a life estate to Susan with the remainder to Tom. Tom dies before Susan. On Susan's death, the
property owner is
A. Aaron
b. Susan's heirs
c. Tom's heirs
d. Henry's heirs - (ANSWER)c. Tom's heirs
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, Generally the following system of law governs the law of real property
a. federal law
b. law of the state of owner's residence
c. law of the state in which the real property is located
d. non of the above
e. all of the above - (ANSWER)c. law of the state in which the real property is located
which of the following items would not be classified as personal property
a. automobile
b. wheat
c. fixture
d. stock certificate - (ANSWER)c. fixture
failure by an owner of a life estate to adequately maintain the property subject to the life estate is known as
a. descent
b. waste
c. devise
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Which of the following is not considered real property
a. buildings
b. fixtures
c. corn
d. elm tree - (ANSWER)c. corn
a court in determining that an item is a fixture will consider which of the following
a. the extent of the attachment of the time to the building
b. the intention of the parties
c. the characters of the article in its adaptation to the real property
d. all of the above - (ANSWER)d. all of the above
the adding together of periods of adverse possession is called
a. lapping
b. tacking
c. accretion
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,d. appending
e. none of the above - (ANSWER)b. tacking
the typical period that a person must possess real property in order to be an adverse possessor is
a. 1 to 3 years
b. 25 years
c. 30 years
d. 7 to 20 years
e. none of the above - (ANSWER)d. 7 to 20 years
in addition to adverse possession being adverse it must also be
a. public
b. peaceful
c. exclusive
d. continuous
e. all of the above - (ANSWER)e. all of the above
a deed that conveys property to an owner "so long as the land is used for an avocado far" creates an estate
known as
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,a. fee simple on condition subsequent
b. estate for years
c. estate at will
d. fee simple determinable - (ANSWER)d. fee simple determinable
Henry transfers property to Susan for the life of Tom, then to Kevin. On the death of Susan, the property owner
is
a. Tom
b. Kevin
c. Susan's heirs
d. Henry
e. none of the above - (ANSWER)c. Susan's heirs
Henry transfers a life estate to Susan with the remainder to Tom. Tom dies before Susan. On Susan's death, the
property owner is
A. Aaron
b. Susan's heirs
c. Tom's heirs
d. Henry's heirs - (ANSWER)c. Tom's heirs
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, Generally the following system of law governs the law of real property
a. federal law
b. law of the state of owner's residence
c. law of the state in which the real property is located
d. non of the above
e. all of the above - (ANSWER)c. law of the state in which the real property is located
which of the following items would not be classified as personal property
a. automobile
b. wheat
c. fixture
d. stock certificate - (ANSWER)c. fixture
failure by an owner of a life estate to adequately maintain the property subject to the life estate is known as
a. descent
b. waste
c. devise
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