chapter 1-5 Flashcards
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To convey real property there must always be an accurate:
legal description.
A plat map is used in which type of legal description?
Lot and Block
Ownership of oil and gas is governed by the rule of _________.
capture
Anything that has been permanently attached to the land and becomes part of the real estate by way of its attachment is known as:
a fixture.
Real property is defined as:
land and everything permanently attached to it.
A section of land, as used in the government survey method, may be described as:
640 acres.
1,760 yards X 1,760 yards.
How many acres are in the following legal description? E 1/2 of SW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Section 23
20 acres
A full township contains:
23,040 acres
A special right given to tenant farmers for planted crops is known as:
the doctrine of emblements.
Which of the following legal descriptions uses a principal meridian?
Government Survey
An appurtenance:
may be air rights, water rights, mineral and/or gas rights, and support rights.
is an interest that transfers with a piece of land when sold.
can be sold separately from the land.
When determining if an item is a fixture, a court of law will apply which of the following tests?
The method of attachment, the adaptation of the item to the real property, the intention of the annexor, and the agreement of the parties.
A metes and bounds description always:
begins and ends at the same identifiable point.
There are two categories of attachments. They are:
natural and man made.
In what corner of a township would you find Section 1?
Northeast corner
In California, the body of law that regulates the use of water is known as the:
system of prior appropriation.
All of the following are types of adequate property descriptions, EXCEPT:
- government survey.
- metes and bounds.
- street and number.
- lot and block.
street and number.
A township contains 36 sections numbered consecutively beginning in the northeast corner of each section. How would the section directly south of section 16 be numbered?
21
A standard township would be:
36 square miles.
The north boundary of John’s property has suffered a collapse caused by his neighbor digging a well. The neighbor has violated John’s right to:
lateral support.
All of the following statements are true regarding condominiums, EXCEPT:
- the sale of a unit does not generally require the approval of other unit owners.
- each unit owner obtains separate financing to buy his/her unit.
- a lien can attach to a separate unit.
- the seller’s interest in common elements will be sold separately from the unit.
the seller’s interest in common elements will be sold separately from the unit.
In California, unless otherwise provided for, married couples will take title to real property as:
community property.
The most basic form of concurrent ownership for unmarried persons recognized in California is:
tenancy in common.
The type of concurrent ownership that requires unity of interest, unity of title, unity of time, and unity of possession that includes the right of survivorship is known as:
joint tenancy.