PA Real Estate Test Questions and 100% Correct
Answers
Air Rights - ✔✔PA law permits local government authorities to obtain aviation easements (air
rights) over land surrounding airports to prevent interference with takeoffs and landings.
The Real Estate Licensing and Registration Act + Rules and Regulations of the State Real Estate
Commission - ✔✔govern the activities of licensees in PA. License applicants must complete
certain educational qualifications and pass a written examination. Also taking continuing
education courses for license renewal.
The Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code - ✔✔contains laws governing the planning
process. Municipalities are authorized to establish a comprehensive plan zoning ordinances, and
subdivision regulations to govern land use within their jurisdictions.
governing body of a municipality - ✔✔responsible for enacting the comprehensive plan,
zoning, and subdivision ordinances in accordance with procedures in the PA Municipalities
Planning Code. The body may appoint a planning commission to be responsible for formulating
the recommended plans and ordinances. Public hearings must be held prior to their enactment.
State Real Estate Commission - zoning - ✔✔their regulations require the disclosure of the
current zoning classification for certain types of properties in an agreement of sale. Questions on
zoning should be referred to legal counsel.
Pennsylvania Construction Code Act - ✔✔became effective in July 2004. This act prescribes
standards consistent with those nationally recognized by the Building Officials and Code
Administrators International, Inc. (BOCA) and encourages the use of state-of-the-art
construction methods and systems and eliminates existing codes that are conflicting, obsolete, or
overly restrictive.
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) - ✔✔sewage disposal must
comply with these regulations for community and individual sewerage systems to protect
streams, rivers, and underground water supplies from pollution. DEP may not permit septic
systems where the soil's absorption or drainage capacity, as determined by a percolation test,
precludes their use.
, PA Municipalities Planning Code- Offsite Improvements - ✔✔In PA, generally the developer
is responsible for installing streets within a subdivision and the municipality is responsible for
offsite improvements. As development increases, the demand for highways, roads, and streets
increase as well. This law permits the governing body to charge impact fees to fund offsite
public transportation improvements.
Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act - ✔✔regulates interstate sale of unimproved lots as
is designed to prevent fraudulent marketing schemes that may arise when land is sold without
being seen by purchasers. Administered by Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Uniform Condominium Act and Uniform Planned Community Act - ✔✔In PA, these laws
require that buyers of condominium units and parcels within planned developments be given
copies of pertinent documents to review
Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act (1992) - ✔✔requires disclosure of known lead-based
paint hazards to potential buyers or renters. The federal law does not require that anyone test for
the presence of lead-based paint.
Section 35.335a of the Seller Property Disclosure Statement - ✔✔this asks
- whether the sellers are aware of any urea-formaldehyde form (UFFI) in their property.
- requires disclosure of the source of drinking water.
Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (Brownfields Law) - ✔✔-
provides funds to assess and clean up brownfields, clarifies liability protections, and provides tax
incentives toward enhancing state and tribal response programs.
-also important to property owners and developers because it shields innocent developers from
liability for toxic waste that existed at a site prior to the purchase of property.
Uniform Environmental Covenants Act (UECA) - ✔✔provides for the rehabilitation or
recycling of brownfields. The UECA requires an environmental covenant that indicates the
cleanup or containment of hazardous materials and perhaps restrict land use.
Answers
Air Rights - ✔✔PA law permits local government authorities to obtain aviation easements (air
rights) over land surrounding airports to prevent interference with takeoffs and landings.
The Real Estate Licensing and Registration Act + Rules and Regulations of the State Real Estate
Commission - ✔✔govern the activities of licensees in PA. License applicants must complete
certain educational qualifications and pass a written examination. Also taking continuing
education courses for license renewal.
The Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code - ✔✔contains laws governing the planning
process. Municipalities are authorized to establish a comprehensive plan zoning ordinances, and
subdivision regulations to govern land use within their jurisdictions.
governing body of a municipality - ✔✔responsible for enacting the comprehensive plan,
zoning, and subdivision ordinances in accordance with procedures in the PA Municipalities
Planning Code. The body may appoint a planning commission to be responsible for formulating
the recommended plans and ordinances. Public hearings must be held prior to their enactment.
State Real Estate Commission - zoning - ✔✔their regulations require the disclosure of the
current zoning classification for certain types of properties in an agreement of sale. Questions on
zoning should be referred to legal counsel.
Pennsylvania Construction Code Act - ✔✔became effective in July 2004. This act prescribes
standards consistent with those nationally recognized by the Building Officials and Code
Administrators International, Inc. (BOCA) and encourages the use of state-of-the-art
construction methods and systems and eliminates existing codes that are conflicting, obsolete, or
overly restrictive.
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) - ✔✔sewage disposal must
comply with these regulations for community and individual sewerage systems to protect
streams, rivers, and underground water supplies from pollution. DEP may not permit septic
systems where the soil's absorption or drainage capacity, as determined by a percolation test,
precludes their use.
, PA Municipalities Planning Code- Offsite Improvements - ✔✔In PA, generally the developer
is responsible for installing streets within a subdivision and the municipality is responsible for
offsite improvements. As development increases, the demand for highways, roads, and streets
increase as well. This law permits the governing body to charge impact fees to fund offsite
public transportation improvements.
Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act - ✔✔regulates interstate sale of unimproved lots as
is designed to prevent fraudulent marketing schemes that may arise when land is sold without
being seen by purchasers. Administered by Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Uniform Condominium Act and Uniform Planned Community Act - ✔✔In PA, these laws
require that buyers of condominium units and parcels within planned developments be given
copies of pertinent documents to review
Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act (1992) - ✔✔requires disclosure of known lead-based
paint hazards to potential buyers or renters. The federal law does not require that anyone test for
the presence of lead-based paint.
Section 35.335a of the Seller Property Disclosure Statement - ✔✔this asks
- whether the sellers are aware of any urea-formaldehyde form (UFFI) in their property.
- requires disclosure of the source of drinking water.
Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (Brownfields Law) - ✔✔-
provides funds to assess and clean up brownfields, clarifies liability protections, and provides tax
incentives toward enhancing state and tribal response programs.
-also important to property owners and developers because it shields innocent developers from
liability for toxic waste that existed at a site prior to the purchase of property.
Uniform Environmental Covenants Act (UECA) - ✔✔provides for the rehabilitation or
recycling of brownfields. The UECA requires an environmental covenant that indicates the
cleanup or containment of hazardous materials and perhaps restrict land use.
