diagnostic test 2 Flashcards
which of the following would most likely be controlled through building codes
a. size of a building
b. height of a building
c. type of materials to be used in the building
d. number of buildings in a given area
c
sarah and andrew own adjacent lots. sarah’s lot has an appurtenant easement that allows her to run a sewer line across andrew’s property. if sarah sells the lot to someone else, the easement
a. reverts to andrew
b. remain with sarah
c. transfers to the new owner
d. is abandoned
c
the market value for a home is $290,000 and the assessment ratio is 20%. what is the amount of the real estate tax if the tax rate is $5 per $100 of assessed value
a. $2,075
b. $2,900
c. $5,800
d. $9,000
b
which type of legal description is being used if it reads, “a tract of land beginning at the corner of state and main st. and proceeding south 36 degrees 30 minutes for 200 feet, then due east 100 feet, than due south 100 feet to the big oak tree, then due west for 100 feet to the place of beginning.
a. metes and bounds
b. rectangular survey
c. government survey
d. subdivision survey
a
a town enacts a new zoning code. under the new code, commercial buildings are not permitted within 1,000 feet of the town park. a commercial building is permitted to continue it former use, even though it is built next to the park. this building is an example of
a. a nonconforming use
b. a special use
c. a zoning variance
d. an entitlement
a
the type of easement that results from a land owner’s rights of ingress and egress to and from his land is an
a. easement by prescription
b. easement by necessity
c. easement in gross
d. adverse easement
b
how many square miles are contained din a township
a. 6 square miles
b. 24 square miles
c. 36 square miles
d. 64 square miles
c
what type of liens are real estate ad valorem and special assessments taxes
a. specific and involuntary
b. general and voluntary
c. specific and voluntary
d. general and involuntary
a
a right created by law that provides security to anyone who performs labor or furnishes materials for the important of real estate is
a. a judgement
b. an easement
c. a mechanic’s lien
d. a general lien
c
a property of a person who dies without a will and without heirs may be taken by the government through it powers of
a. decent
b. eminent domain
c. zoning
d. escheat
d
a legal description used in urban areas that includes the property’s lot and block number is
a. plats of survey method
b. metes and bounds description
c. retangular method
d. datum description
a
if a driveway extends over a property line by 1 foot it is called
a. an encroachment
b. an easement by necessity
c. an esement in gross
d. a license
a
the real estate tax rate for a property with a tax assessment of $66,000 and an annual tax of $2,400 is
a. 2.6%
b. 3.6%
c. 3.75%
d. 4.25%
b
land in then northeast corner of a township is located in section number
a. 1
b. 6
c. 30
d. 36
b
mary is losing title to her real estate through condemnation, mary’s real estate is involved in the process .
a. through adverse possession
b. by mortgage default
c. by eminent domain
d. by enforcement of a mechanic’s lien
c
