PA REAL ESTATE STATE PORTION
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
PROPERTY LAW AND REGULATIONS
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED A+
◉ Three conditions that must be met for a mobile home to be
considered real estate
Answer: 1. Mobile home is transferred in conjunction with and as a
part of an assignment of a land lease or the transfer of an interest in
land on which the mobile home is situated; or
2. Mobile home is permanently attached to a foundation, and
3. Registration of the mobile home is canceled by the owner with the
Pennsylvania Bureau of Motor Vehicles
◉ The governing body of a municipality is responsible for enacting
the comprehensive plan, zoning, and subdivision ordinances in
accordance with procedures in the Pennsylvania Municipalities
Planning Code. They may appoint a planning commission to be
responsible for formulating the recommended plans and ordinances.
Public hearings must be held prior to their enactment by the
governing body.
Answer: Zoning
,◉ Charges permitted by the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning
Code to help defray the cost of streets to keep up with development
Answer: Impact Fees
◉ Went into effect in July 2004, as prescribed by the Pennsylvania
Construction Code Act that was passed in 1999. *In addition to
satisfying the purpose of construction codes, the act encourages the
use of state-of-the-art construction methods and systems and
eliminates existing codes that are obsolete, overly restrictive, or
conflicting.
Answer: Uniform Construction Code (UCC)
◉ Oversee's PA's environmental laws
Answer: Department of Environmental Protection
◉ Passed by the Department of Environmental Protection *Gives
notice to prospective buyers that if a property is not serviced by a
public sewage system and no community sewage system is available,
a permit for an individual system must be obtained
Answer: Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act in 1994
◉ Provides for the rehabilitation or recycling of brownfields by
providing a mechanism to enforce hazard mitigation controls and
, ease concerns about the future liability associated with
contaminated properties
Answer: Uniform Environmental Covenants Act (UEAC), which took
effect in February 2008
◉ Burdensome disclosure requirements are readily satisfied -
Mitigation controls can be enforced regardless of ownership
Answer: Benefits of the UEAC
◉ True or False Pennsylvania, has abolished the common law
concepts of dower and curtesy.
Answer: True
◉ Created when the person claiming the easement has made use of
another's land for 21 years in PA. The claimant's use must have been
continuous, exclusive, and without the owner's approval. Through
the principle of tacking (discussed in Unit 5), successive periods of
adverse possession by different adverse possessors can be combined
so that a person who is not in possession for the entire statutory
time may establish a claim.The use must be visible, open, and
notorious, that is, the owner must have been able to learn of it. The
claimant is entitled to assert a right to use the property and cannot
claim ownership. Prescriptive easements cannot usually be acquired
on public land.
Answer: Easement by Prescription
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
PROPERTY LAW AND REGULATIONS
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED A+
◉ Three conditions that must be met for a mobile home to be
considered real estate
Answer: 1. Mobile home is transferred in conjunction with and as a
part of an assignment of a land lease or the transfer of an interest in
land on which the mobile home is situated; or
2. Mobile home is permanently attached to a foundation, and
3. Registration of the mobile home is canceled by the owner with the
Pennsylvania Bureau of Motor Vehicles
◉ The governing body of a municipality is responsible for enacting
the comprehensive plan, zoning, and subdivision ordinances in
accordance with procedures in the Pennsylvania Municipalities
Planning Code. They may appoint a planning commission to be
responsible for formulating the recommended plans and ordinances.
Public hearings must be held prior to their enactment by the
governing body.
Answer: Zoning
,◉ Charges permitted by the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning
Code to help defray the cost of streets to keep up with development
Answer: Impact Fees
◉ Went into effect in July 2004, as prescribed by the Pennsylvania
Construction Code Act that was passed in 1999. *In addition to
satisfying the purpose of construction codes, the act encourages the
use of state-of-the-art construction methods and systems and
eliminates existing codes that are obsolete, overly restrictive, or
conflicting.
Answer: Uniform Construction Code (UCC)
◉ Oversee's PA's environmental laws
Answer: Department of Environmental Protection
◉ Passed by the Department of Environmental Protection *Gives
notice to prospective buyers that if a property is not serviced by a
public sewage system and no community sewage system is available,
a permit for an individual system must be obtained
Answer: Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act in 1994
◉ Provides for the rehabilitation or recycling of brownfields by
providing a mechanism to enforce hazard mitigation controls and
, ease concerns about the future liability associated with
contaminated properties
Answer: Uniform Environmental Covenants Act (UEAC), which took
effect in February 2008
◉ Burdensome disclosure requirements are readily satisfied -
Mitigation controls can be enforced regardless of ownership
Answer: Benefits of the UEAC
◉ True or False Pennsylvania, has abolished the common law
concepts of dower and curtesy.
Answer: True
◉ Created when the person claiming the easement has made use of
another's land for 21 years in PA. The claimant's use must have been
continuous, exclusive, and without the owner's approval. Through
the principle of tacking (discussed in Unit 5), successive periods of
adverse possession by different adverse possessors can be combined
so that a person who is not in possession for the entire statutory
time may establish a claim.The use must be visible, open, and
notorious, that is, the owner must have been able to learn of it. The
claimant is entitled to assert a right to use the property and cannot
claim ownership. Prescriptive easements cannot usually be acquired
on public land.
Answer: Easement by Prescription
