PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES CHP2

Question 1

Which is NOT an example of an attachment?
A. a basketball hoop that is wheeled into the garage in the winter
B. a greenhouse that is built off the garage
C. a lily pond in a backyard Japanese garden
D. uncut roses on a rose bush planted by the back door

Answer 1

A. a basketball hoop that is wheeled into the garage in the winter

Question 2

What term describes a right that transfers with ownership of real property?
A. appurtenance
B. encroachment
C. emblement
D. fixture

Answer 2

A. appurtenance

Question 3

Which of the following is MOST LIKELY to be considered a fixture?
A. draperies
B. lamp
C. plumbing
D. washing machine

Answer 3

C. plumbing

Question 4

A landowner needs water, but their land contains no available water source. The government grants the owner the right to run a pipeline from a river to their property, crossing over the next-door neighbor’s property. What right grants this permission?
A. appropriative
B. littoral
C. riparian
D. subjacent

Answer 4

A. appropriative

Question 5

The rights of a landowner whose property borders a river are known as
A. littoral rights.
B. riparian rights.
C. subjacent rights.
D. supporting rights.

Answer 5

B. riparian rights.

Question 6

When purchasing a house, the buyer assumed that the curtains would be included in the price, even though the purchase agreement did not list them. If this dispute went to court, what is the best argument the buyer could make to persuade a judge?

A. “My agent assured me they were included.”
B. “The curtains were custom-made for the odd- shaped window.”
C. “The curtains were in the ad that appeared in the paper.”
D. “The seller mentioned that they went with the house.”

Answer 6

B. “The curtains were custom-made for the odd- shaped window.”

Question 7

A bench and table are bolted to the floor in the breakfast nook of a rented single-family home as a leasehold improvement. They must have been installed by the ___ and would most likely be ____property
A. landlord/personal
B. landlord/real
C. tenant/personal
D. tenant/real

Answer 7

B. landlord/real

Question 8

A buyer purchases a house that is fully furnished. What would MOST LIKELY be used at settlement to transfer ownership of the furniture?
A. bill of sale
B. deed
C. purchase agreement
D. sales contract

Answer 8

A. bill of sale

Question 9

The process of turning personal property into real property is known as
A. affixture.
B. annexation.
C. appropriation.
D. assumption.

Answer 9

B. annexation.

Question 10

Which item is LEAST LIKELY to be a fixture?
A. the birdbath in the garden that is set in concrete
B. the curio cabinet in the living room that matches the room’s decor
C. the keys to the house
D. the white picket fence around the house

Answer 10

B. the curio cabinet in the living room that matches the room’s decor

Question 11

Which of these options is NOT considered when determining whether an item is a fixture or personal property?
A. intention of the annexer
B. manner of annexation
C. value of the annexed item
D. relationship of the parties

Answer 11

C. value of the annexed item

Question 12

The owner of a small commercial building rents it to Lisa, who opens a ceramics shop and installs a kiln. Four years later, the owner sells the property to Alan, who wants to start his own pottery business. When Lisa’s lease is up, who owns the kiln?
A. former tenant Lisa
B. new tenant Alan
C. the property owner
D. It’s impossible to tell without more information

Answer 12

A. former tenant Lisa

Question 13

Which is NOT an example of an improvement?
A. the barn on the back of the property
B. the fence running along the edge of the property
C. the line of pine trees planted along the edge of the property
D. the sewer line running along the front of the property

Answer 13

C. the line of pine trees planted along the edge of the property

Question 14

A homeowner is preparing to build an in-ground pool and deck in the backyard. The contractor just delivered a load of lumber and concrete to the house for construction beginning next week. The lumber and concrete are considered
A. improvements.
B. personal property.
C. real property.
D. trade fixtures.

Answer 14

B. personal property.

Question 15

When a house is sold, the seller turns over the housekeys as part of the transaction. The keys become real property through the process of
A. actual annexation.
B. adoption.
C. agreement.
D. constructive annexation.

Answer 15

D. constructive annexation.

Question 16

Each of these terms could be used to describe a tractor EXCEPT
A. appurtenance.
B. chattel.
C. personal property.
D. personalty.

Answer 16

A. appurtenance.

Question 17

What is another term for emblements?

A. fructus industriales

B. fructus naturales

C. leasehold improvement

D. trade fixture

Answer 17

A. fructus industriales

Question 18

Physical land, its attachments, and its bundle of rights is known as

A. appurtenances.

B. land.

C. real property.

D. real and personal property.

Answer 18

C. real property.

Question 19

A man inherits a plot of land from an uncle. A year later, he sells half of the property to an investor. A year later, the investor gives her half to her son, who sells the mineral rights. This series of events best represents the legal property right of

A. appropriation.

B. disposal.

C. enjoyment.

D. use.

Answer 19

B. disposal.

Question 20

It was a cold spring, and a tenant farmer’s lease terminates before the crop is ready to harvest. What doctrine would allow the tenant farmer to re-enter the land later to harvest the crop?

A. appropriation

B. appurtenance

C. emblements

D. fructus industriales

Answer 20

C. emblements