Princples 2

Question 1

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Answer 1

• 1848

- ending the war with Mexico

Question 2

English common law

Answer 2

Follows the laws established by the legislature, as well as the common law customs and usages established by judicial decisions.

Question 3

Community property

Answer 3

• from Spanish law

- Property acquired by spouses during marriage

Question 4

1850

Answer 4

California becomes a state

Question 5

The Board of Land Commissioners

Answer 5

Formed in 1851 to settle claims to private land in California.

Question 6

How many percent of land is devoted to agriculture in California?

Answer 6

29%

Question 7

Land ownership in California

Answer 7

• Federal -44,904,000 - 45%
• State -2,332,000 - 2%
• Local -2,050,000 - 2%
• Private -100,071,000 - 51%

Question 8

The five major rights (PUEDE)

Answer 8

• Right of POSSESSION
• Right to control the property’s USE
• Right of ENJOYMENT of the property
• Right to DISPOSE of the property
• Right to EXCLUDE others from the property

Question 9

Real property

Answer 9

• AKA real estate
  -includes:
  •Land
  •Fixtures(attachments)to land
  •Anything incidental or appurtenant to land
  •Anything immovable by law

Question 10

Fixture

Answer 10

Is anything, including improvements, that is attached, or affixed to land.

Question 11

Appurtenance

Answer 11

Is anything used with the land for the benefit of its owners, such as a roadway or waterway.

Question 12

Emblements

Answer 12

Cultivated crops

Question 13

The sale of growing crops is governed by the provisions of the?

Answer 13

Uniform Commercial Code

Question 14

Fructus industriales

Answer 14

Crops produced by human labor (lettuce, cotton, grapes, and so on)

Question 15

Fructus naturales

Answer 15

Naturally occurring plant growth (Such as Grasses)

Question 16

5 test for a fixture (MARIA)

Answer 16

• METHOD by which the is affixed (The greater the degree of permanence in the attachment, the more likely it is a fixture)
• ADAPTABILITY of the thing for the land’s ordinary use.
• RELATIONSHIP of the parties.
• INTENT in placing the item on the land(most important consideration because it deals with health and safety)
• AGREEMENT of the parties.

Question 17

Ownership of a real property is transferred by an instrument called a?

Answer 17

DEED

Question 18

Ownership of personal property usually is transferred by a ?

Answer 18

Bill of Sale

Question 19

Meets and bounds

Answer 19

Used boundary markers measures the distance from marker to marker to determine a property’s perimeter.

• Metes- refers to distances, which may be measured in inches, feet, yards, or rods.
• Bounds- are natural or artificial boundaries, such as rivers and roads.Single monuments, or markers, such as rocks, fences, iron pipes, or other natural or artificial objects may also be used.

Question 20

Rectangular survey system also known as?

Answer 20

Section and township system or U.S. government survey system.

Question 21

Three types of legal description of land

Answer 21

• Metes and bounds
• Rectangular survey system
• Lot and Block

Question 22

Baseline and meridian

Answer 22

• Baseline runs east to west

- Meridian runs North-South from a reference point

Question 23

One standard section is?

Answer 23

Is one square mile, which contains 640 acres.

Question 24

Township refers to

Answer 24

36 square miles

Question 25

Units of measurement

Answer 25

• 1 foot= 12 inches
• 1 yard= 3 feet or 36 inches
• 1 acre= 43,560 square feet
• 1 rod= 5 1/2 yards or 16 1/2 feet
• 1 furlong= 40rods
• 6.06 rods= 100 feet
• 1 mile= 5,280 feet, 8 furlongs, 320 rods, 1,760 yards
• 1 league= 3 miles