Intro

Question 1

What does MLS stand for?

Answer 1

Multiple Listing Services

Question 2

When was California purchased?

Answer 2

The USA purchased California from Mexico as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 and became a state September 9, 1850

Question 3

When was the nations first real estate law established?

Answer 3

1917 by California

Question 4

When did California achieve statehood?

Answer 4

September 9, 1850

Question 5

How many total acres is California?

Answer 5

101,803,000

Question 6

How is land ownership in California divided?

Answer 6

Private 50%
Federal 45%
State 3%
Local 2%

Question 7

Real estate definition of possession

Answer 7

The right to occupy, rent, or keep others out

Question 8

Real estate definition of enjoyment

Answer 8

The right to peace and quiet without interference from others

Question 9

Real estate definition of control

Answer 9

The right to physically change or keep the property how you want it

Question 10

Real estate definition of disposition

Answer 10

The right to transfer all or part of your property to others as you see fit

Question 11

What are the bundle of rights?

Answer 11

Possession, enjoyment, control, and disposition

Question 12

What are the two types of property?

Answer 12

Real property- immovable

Personal property-movable

Question 13

Define riparian right

Answer 13

The right of a landowner to the use of flowing water on, under, or adjacent to their land

Riparian, rivers

Question 14

Define littoral right

Answer 14

The right of a landowner to the use of nonflowing water on their land

Littoral, lakes

Question 15

Appropriation of water

Answer 15

The private taking and use of water flowing on public domain

Question 16

Define percolating water

Answer 16

Underground water that is not found in a defined channel

Question 17

Define surface water rights

Answer 17

An owner can use reasonable means to protect against flood waters but not at the expense of a neighbor

Question 18

Define appurtenant

Answer 18

Things that are a part of the land and must be sold with the land or the usefulness will reduce

Question 19

Define emblements

Answer 19

If land is leased, any crops planted on that land are owned by the tenant, even after the expiration of the lease

Question 20

Define fixtures

Answer 20

Items of personal property that are incorporated into the land making them real property

Question 21

What is MARIA?

Answer 21

The 5 tests a court uses to determine if an item is a fixture
Method of attachment
Adaptability
Relationship to the parties
Intention
Agreement

Question 22

What are the 3 means of property identification?

Answer 22

Metes and bounds(surveyors maps - irregular)

Sections and townships(USA gov - rural)

Lots, blocks, & tracts(recorded subdivision - cities)

Question 23

Define Metes and Bounds

Answer 23

Surveyors maps

Simply measuring boundaries, distances and angles

Question 24

Define sections and townships

Answer 24

The use of bass and meridian lines to define a a parcel of land

Question 25

Define base line

Answer 25

Horizontal line running easy to west from any 3 CA starting points

Question 26

Define meridian lines

Answer 26

Vertical lines running north and south from any 3 CA starting points

Question 27

Define tiers and tier lines

Answer 27

Intervals of 6 miles running parallel to the base lines

Question 28

Define range lines

Answer 28

Intervals of 6 miles running parallel to the meridian line

Question 29

Define township

Answer 29

36 square mile section of land where a tier intersects with a range

Question 30

How many acres in a square mile?

Answer 30

640 acres in 1 square mile

Question 31

How many feet in one acre?

Answer 31

43,570 square feet in 1 acre
Or
4,840 square yards in 1 acre

Question 32

How long is a mile?

Answer 32

A mile is 5,280 feet long