National Test Flashcards
What are the Bundle of Rights
Possession (landscaping, mining, building set against zoning)
Transfer (sell, bequeath, lease, donate, assign certain rights such as a tenant lease)
Encumber (mortgage)
Exclude (keep people off and prosecute trespassers)
Control, Enjoyment, Exclusion and Disposition (encumber with mortgage)
Real Property Rights
Real property is immovable. It includes the land, everything that is permanently attached to it, and the rights that “run with” the land. Personal property, on the other hand, is movable. Private ownership is not absolute
Real Estate
Land + all permanent structures
Real Property
Ownership of real estate and bundle of rights associated with it and is tangible where as personal property can be tangible or intangible
Licensing Laws administered and enforced
by the jurisdiction of the state real estate commission
License laws
Administered and enforced under the state real estate commission
What is AFAIR
Fixture or Personal property
Agreement, written in the contract
Functionality when if it was removed then it would have a negative impact on property
Adaption, meaning how the fixture is adapted to the property
Intention, attachment that was intended to be removed when leaving
Relationships is for relationships of the parties
The listing of an item (fixture or personal property) in a sale or lease overrides all considerations
Fixtures
Items that are permanently attached to a property, such as by screws, nails, or glue. Fixtures are considered part of the property and will go to the buyer along with the rest of the property
Conversion of property
From real property to personal or vise versa.
Severance is when the fixture is detached and made personal
Affixing is where personal property is affixed to become a fixture
Assession
When tenant fails to remove a trade fixture and it becomes real property owned by the landlord
Emblements
are Plants and crops grown by humans. Grown natural are regarded as real property
Factory built homes
are either personal property or real property depending on how they are fixed to the ground. Manufactured homes are ones that conform to HUD standards (Department of Housing and Urban Development)
Universal agent
Empowered to do everything through power of attorney including legal needs
General agent
similar to Universal but with focus on a particular business or enterprise (can sign)
Special agent
or limited agent where there may not be a binding contract and relationship terminate after a particular activity (most real estate broker deals)
Independent Licensee
Commission only (no withholding for tax or social security)
Freedom to set hours
Broker has liability for their work
Must comply with IRS requirements for qualified real estate agent
50-100% commission plan only paid by employing broker
Creation of agency
Express agency, written or oral. Implied agency by action
Different types of agency
Single agent (buyer or seller) where agent represents client
Sub agent (sales people etc) where the sub agent works for the broker/ agency to client
Dual agent where the agent works for seller and buyer.
No agency where broker acts as facilitator or transaction broker\Cooperating Broker
Authority of Real Estate Agents
No authority to bind a client to any contract
Receive compensation directly from a client
Accept a listing or deposit that is not in the brokers name
Agents responsibilities to principals
Fiduciary duties OLD CAR
Obedient
Loyalty
Disclosures
Confidential
Accounting
Reliable Care
What is a customer and how differs from a client (principal)?
DAR
Disclosures
Accounting
Reliable Care
Disclosing material fact
Includes, opinion of property condition, buyer’s motivations and financial status, open disclosure of relationship with other buyers, title defects, environmental hazards and defects.
Property Disclosure
Filled out by Seller
RR105c
“Property Information Form” filed out by property manager. Disclosure statement including how many units are in the building*, how many units are arrears in their maintenance fees, how many are in foreclosure and if there’s any litigation in the building etc
Key difference between licensee’s duty to client and customer
No loyalty or obedience to customer
Disclosures
Accounting
Reliable Care
Express agency
in writing or oral
Independent contractor
income based on production
Open listing
Allows a seller to work with multiple real estate agents to sell their home where the seller is not bound to a single agent. Instead, multiple agents can compete to find a buyer and receive a commission and seller is free of any obligations except to the agent who successfully negotiates a sale.
Exclusive Agency
is exclusive to one agency with expiry date, but leaves the client open to sell themselves without broker assistance or commission
(can lose out to seller agent),
Exclusive Right to Sell
Most widely used contract includes commission of customers found by client (with expiration date), death does not terminate contract
Listing contract
is not binding on heirs. Is employment contract between brokerage and principal.
Commission
is always negotiable between seller and agent
Broker Fiduciary duty
OLDCAR
Obedience, Loyalty, Disclosure, Confidentiality, Accountability, Reasonable Care/Diligence.
Entities not allowed to broker real estate
Non profits, Business Trusts of investment trusts, Cooperative associations
NAR
National Association of Realtors, with trademarked Realtor (broker) and Realtor Associate (sales person)
TCPA
Telephone Consumer Protection Act - Unsolicited telephone calls
CAN - SPAM
Bans sending unwanted emails, required authorization and opt out
Uniform Commercial Code
fixtures may be personal property (chattels) and separately financed and removed upon foreclosure.
FINRA
Federal Industry Regulatory Agency - registration of all dealers of securities in an investment partnership. Excludes syndicator, property and investors in one state and Lees than 35 investors in a private non advertised sydication
Surface rights
Include water
Doctrine of Prior Appropriation
State owns and controls water rights but can permit to landowner for normal use and attach to property over time
Littoral rights
Rights based on the water being non moving such as a lake or sea. Owners next to water can’t own water or land beneath it. High tide etc 20’-40’ setback
Riparian rights
Water that is moving such as a river or stream. If unnavigable then owner has unrestricted use and ownership to midpoint. If navigatable then public (owner has no rights or ownership)
Fee Simple Absolute
Has no restrictions or conditions for use or sale
Fee simple defeasible
Must conform to stated use
Determinable (until) usage limitations if violated automatically returns property back to the previous grantor (owner) or heirs.
Condition Subsequent (but if) violations return the property back to the previous owner but not automatic and grantor must take physical ownership back in a limited time frame
Life Estates
Freehold estate that is limited to life of owner/named person (life tenant) and then on death revert back to grantor or to a charity, family member etc through a (remainder) Remainderman (who has future interest in the estate on the life tenant’s death. If no Remainderman then property goes back to the grantor who has reversionary interest in the estate.
Test note - Life Estate can do anything with the estate except devise (will) it so it is not inheritable
Two types of life estates, Ordinary (ends with the death of the life tenant) or Pur Autre Vie (where property reverts back to grantor when 3rd named person dies)
Pur Autre Vie
Lifetime of 3rd party who when dies, interest reverts back to grantor from tenant holder
Legal Life estates
Created by state laws not property owner’s agreement to protect property rights of surviving family
Homestead
Protect home from creditors of judgment liens, not exempt from tax, mortgage or improvement debts, signed by both spouses and live there,
Dower and Curtesy
Dower (wife’s interest) and Curtesy (husband’s interest) (replaced by Uniform Probate Code). Claim made on estate by surviving spouse, during life of head of the household and pass to children under legal age.
Elective Shares
Replace Dower and Curtesy and allow surviving spouse to claim percentage of decreased real and personal property even though will may exclude them. It is not transferable.
Tenancy in Severalty
Ownership by one person or entity/corporation that passes to heirs through probate
Tenants/Estate in Common
Two or more owners
Can be unequal shares commonly (assumed equal shares if not known)
Identical rights (equal indivisible rights)
Individual interests so that each owner has right to sell or encumber without consent
No survivorship so that the deceased ownership can pass via probate to heirs
Can be acquired at different times
Can acquire at any time
Joint Tenants
Own property as one with equal interests and rights that are not divisible
Equal rights and interests until one dies with survivorship (remaining tenants share increased ownership) or sells share with permission to a new tenant in common. When one remains joint tenancy is terminated and becomes estate in severalty and interests become inheritable
All parties acquire at same time and same deed of conveyance
Partition Suit
Can terminate joint or common tenancy plus foreclosure or bankruptcy. Done by a tenant to get out of agreement and have property divided or sold if not agreed
Tenancy by Entireties
For married + same sex couples where interest passed to surviving spouse. Single undivided interest. No foreclosure by individual debts. Terminated by death, divorce or mutual agreement
Community Property
Either separate property or community. Community property can’t be transfered or encumbered without consent of other party. On death, separate property goes to individual’s heirs.
Estates in Trust
Will, deed or trust agreement where the granter transfers interest to trustor who holds and managed estate on behalf of a beneficiary.
LIving Trust
Trustor to convey title to a trustee to manage estate on behalf of a beneficiary who gains all revenue and fees if sold (less trustees fees).
Testamentary trust is the same but only takes effect when trustor dies
(personal and real property)
Land Trust
Trustor conveys title or real property only to trustee over limited time but remains beneficiary (could be a corporation) and controls property and trustee and can be hidden. The beneficiary’s interest is personal property with advantages for transferring, encumbering and robating in state at death
Cooperatives
All buildings, land and improvements are owned by corporation in severalty. Owners hold leasehold estate (proprietary lease). No deed. Unit can be independently financed. Can deduct mortgage interest and property tax imposed on individual units
Timesharing
Administered by Time Share administrator appointed by DCCA
Partial interest in development + equity in unit. Title and right to sell, will, rent etc
Tenants in Common - deed to undivided interest in unit prorated to paid for plan
Interval Ownership - Estate for (x) years + title to unit during time period. End of period, becomes tenant in common
Right to use - lease agreement for rights to occupy a unit for x weeks over x years. No equity interest
Vacation License like hotel operation, can’t rent or lease unit and can’t be sold for profit
Vacation Lease on unit for fixed annual occupancy but can sublease or transfer interest
Club membership right to occupy for specific time of club buildings used by members. Fixed times or at different times each year
Can deduct property tax from income tax
Timeshare Disclosure Statement
7 days to terminate after signature
Real Estate agent can be liable if purchase cancels
Partnerships
If real estate business, all actively engaged in business must have salesperson or broker license.
Corporation
If real estate business, manager must be employee or officer with brokers license. Security-need securities license.
Tenancy and rights of heirs
Tenancy in common (don’t have to have equal shares or interest) , when one owner dies, their share is passed on to their heirs. The heirs then own the property together with the original owner as tenants in common.
Joint tenancy,when one owner dies, their interest is automatically transferred to the surviving tenants. The surviving owners inherit equal shares of the property title.
Easements in Gross
Utilities, road widening
Personal right granted to one party and not attached to grantor’s real property. No dominant or servient estates.
Personal easement in gross terminates on grantee’s death
Commercial easement can be transferred, assigned or willed
Appurtenant easement
Right or privilege associated with property (easement to access sea/dock)
Dominant tenement (beneficiary how uses land access but doesn’t own
License
Personal, not transferable, and don’t attached to land. terminate on death of either party or sale of property
Servient tenement
Owns land and burdened by access rights that runs with the land.
Easements when the land is sold
Easements appurtenant are tied with the land and not personal to the owner of the land and recorded as part of the deed. If the servient estate is sold, the new owner must allow the owner of the dominant estate to continue to use the land. Similarly, if the dominant estate is sold, the new owner will have access to the easement.
Creation of easements appurtenant
Easement Grant (dedication to public (must accept to record)
Easement of Necessity where property is landlocked (not HI)
Easement of Prescription (HI 20 years):
Not secret (open, notorious and visible)
No permission given (hostile and adverse to owners interest)
Exclusive to the party making the claim
Continuous and uninterrupted
Adverse Possession = transpassing
Termination of easements appurtenant
No longer needed
Dominant and Servient become one
Release of right
Abandonment of easement
Nonuse of easement
Adverse possession by owned of Servient tenement
Destruction of Servient tenement
Lawsuit (quiet title action)
Excessive use
Priority of liens
First recorded, except tax (always first), mechanics (when work began) can take priority
In a foreclosure expenses paid first
Restrictive Covenants (deed or lease restriction) CC&Rs
LImit the actions of the person or entity.
Prevail if stricter than zoning
Deed restrictions
Restrictions are contracts between two parties.
Take precedence over all. Run with the land
Declaration Restriction for subdivision, PUD, condominium and commercial industrial parks have similar resitivtoons to Deed restriction but they can’t be extinguished through quitclaim deed
Deed condition stricted use of property and violation gives grantor right to repossess and file suit
Deed of and in Trusts
Deed of trust is for 3rd party collateral on a loan.
Deed in Trust is for land Trusts
Patent Deed
Used to transfer government property to private parties
Estoppel
Prevents a person to make a claim that is against their previous actions. (sells property with defect title, buyer sorts it out and original owner prevented from taking it back because of their previous defect title actions)