Land Elements, Waters, Accretion Flashcards
Accretion
an increase in land area due to the permanent retreat of the high-water mark of a waterfront property
Avulsion
a sudden loss of land, which results from the action of water.
(It differs from accretion, which describes a gradual addition to land resulting from the action of water.)
Corporeal
tangible
Incorporeal
Intangible
Hereditament
properties or rights connected with ownership that can be passed on to one’s heirs upon death
Emblement
Annual crops grown on someone else’s land (fructose industrials).
The crops are treated as the tenant’s personal property and not the landowner’s. If a tenant somehow loses possession of the land on which the crops grow, the tenant is still allowed to finish raising the crops and harvesting them. Personal Property.
Land
Earth’s surface and it’s extension up to infinity and down ward to the center of the earth.
Fructus naturles
trees, crops, shrubs, and other natural growth that do not require annual cultivation or planting. Considered part of the land. Real Property.
Real Estate
Consists of lands, tenements and hereditaments.
Reliction
The increase in land caused by the gradual recession, shrinkage, or change in course of a body of water
All of the following are synonymous with land and improvements and rights therein except: (A) Real estate (B) Real property (C) Relator (D) Realty
(C) Relator
In real estate, the term "improvements" most nearly means: (A) Fences, wells, drains, and roadways (B) Additions to the original structure (C) Everything tangible except the land (D) Outbuildings
(C) Everything tangible except the land
The right of ownership, the right to use, possesses, enjoy, and dispose of a thing in every legal way and to exclude everyone else without rights from interfering is called: (A) Corporeal ownership (B) Incorporeal ownership (C) Bundle of rights (D) Survivorship
(C) Bundle of rights
Hawaii mineral rights usually belong to: (A) Federal government (B) County government (C) Private land owners (D) State of Hawaii
(D) State of Hawaii
The boundary of a property can be changed by: I. Accretion II. Encroachment (A) I only (B) II only (C) Both I and II (D) Neither I nor II
(A) Accretion
A riparian owner is one who owns lands bounding on: (A) Municipal property (B) Waterway (C) National forest (D) Unsurveyed public lands
(B) Waterway
Land, in a physical sense, may be said to include:
I. The surface of the earth and subsurface
II. The air above the surface
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) Both I and II
(D) Neither
(C) Both
Riparian rights are those rights possessed by:
I. An owner living in a townhouse subdivision
II. An owner living next to a waterway
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) Both
(D) Neither
(B) II only
Under Hawaii State Law, the boundary line between public and private shoreline property is determined by: (A) Stakes in the sand (B) High wash of the waves (C) Mean high tide mark (D) The building lines
(B) High wash of the waves
The owner of land in Hawaii most commonly owns which of the following (A) Air rights (B) Mineral rights (C) Geothermal rights (D) Oil rights
(A) Air rights
