Law Take Home Flashcards
When the county board adversely acquires land for a freeway, it is exercising the power of __________
1) eminent domain.
2) zoning.
3) environmental protection laws.
4) escheat.
eminent domain
With certain exceptions, a property tax lien has priority over other interests in real property __________
1) according to the date they were received.
2) based on when the tax law was passed.
3) regardless of when they were recorded.
4) only if the property owner agrees to assume the obligations
regardless of when they were recorded.
When an owner of land refuses to sell his land to the government or any governmental agency under the right of eminent domain, the name of the proceeding to require the owner to sell his land is called __________
1) escheat.
2) condemnation.
3) foreclosure.
4) probate.
condemnation.
What does an owner receive when he purchases a condominium?
1) Title in an apartment and tenancy-in-common of undeveloped land
2) Tenancy-in-common in the building and common interest in other areas
3) Title in airspace and common interest in common areas
4) Tenancy-in-common in the building and tenancy in severalty in the common areas
Title in airspace and common interest in common areas
The sudden tearing away or removal of land by action of water is __________
1) accretion.
2) erosion.
3) avulsion.
4) aversion.
avulsion.
Littoral property is located __________
1) on a hillside.
2) on a boundary line.
3) on a seashore.
4) on a stream.
on a seashore.
The permissive use of a road across real property would cause a prescriptive easement in __________
1) five years.
2) 10 years if the user pays the taxes.
3) 20 years.
4) None of these
None of these
In a subdivision, the units of land are referred to as __________
1) parcels.
2) lots.
3) blocks.
4) sections.
lots.
All of the following may be sources of groundwater contamination EXCEPT?
1) Cement
2) Underground storage tanks
3) Waste-disposal sites
4) Pesticides used on farms
Cement
The major purpose of the Land Conservation and Development Commission is to __________
1) pass zoning laws for counties and local governments which supersede existing zoning laws.
2) establish wildlife sanctuaries.
3) evaluate local comprehensive plans to ensure compliance with statewide goals and guidelines.
4) administer the sale of federal land within the state.
evaluate local comprehensive plans to ensure compliance with statewide goals and guidelines.
A deed to real property has the statement “subject to an easement”. The term “subject to” would mean the burdened land is __________
1) encumbered.
2) appurtenant.
3) a liability.
4) restricted.
encumbered
One of the features of taking title to real property as Tenants in Common is that __________
1) each co-owner’s interest may be conveyed separately.
2) ownership interests must be equal.
3) a co-owner cannot will his or her interest in a property.
4) the last survivor owns the property in severalty.
each co-owner’s interest may be conveyed separately.
Which of the following governmental rights permit the state to take ownership to land left by a person with no devisees or heirs?
1) Estoppel
2) Police Power
3) Eminent domain
4) Escheat
Escheat
Oregon law permits property owners to pay special assessments for local improvements, such as sidewalks, in __________
I. a lump sum.
II. payments plus interest on the unpaid balance.
1) I only
2) II only
3) Both I and II
4) Neither I nor II
Both I and II
A lot and block legal description __________
1) is used in areas of low population.
2) never refers to a recorded plat.
3) uses street addresses.
4) is the easiest and simplest method to describe real property.
is the easiest and simplest method to describe real property.
Which of the following deeds would most commonly be used to remove a cloud from a title?
1) Bargain and sale deed
2) Special warranty deed
3) General warranty deed
4) Quitclaim deed
Quitclaim deed
Involuntary alienation of an estate means __________
1) an estate cannot be transferred without the consent of the owner.
2) aliens are forbidden ownership in fee simple.
3) no one can be compelled to relinquish title without his consent.
4) ownership of estates may be transferred by operation of law.
ownership of estates may be transferred by operation of law
Tax foreclosure of real property can occur __________
1) three years after the lien date.
2) three years after the earliest delinquency.
3) four years after the earliest delinquency.
4) four years after the lien date.
three years after the earliest delinquency.
Telephone, electricity and gas line easements are examples of __________
1) easements by prescriptions.
2) commercial easements in gross.
3) dominant tenements.
4) servient tenements.
commercial easements in gross.
Which of the following contains the smallest parcel of land?
1) 9 square miles
2) 1/2 of a township
3) 36 sections
4) 640 acres
640 acres
Which of the following is NOT necessary to the validity of a deed?
1) Signing
2) Recording
3) Accurate description of the property
4) Delivery
Recording
An easement created when there is no access to a street is __________
1) an easement by prescription.
2) an easement in gross.
3) an easement by necessity.
4) a negative easement.
an easement by necessity.
For a buyer to be certain the property he is purchasing has no encroachments, he should obtain a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ I. standard title insurance policy. II. survey. 1) I only 2) II only 3) Both I and II 4) Neither I nor II
II only
Zoning is done by authority of __________
1) police power.
2) the law of eminent domain.
3) the mayor.
4) petition.
police power.
