Property Ownership

Question 1

Which of the following scenarios would require an easement by necessity
A » A railroad has to reroute tracks around a piece of land if not allowed to go straight through.
B » A gas company having to run gas lines around a property
C » An owner was landlocked and could not gain access to his property
D » A utility company had no access to a subdivision

Answer 1

C » An owner was landlocked and could not gain access to his property

Question 2

An easement giving a person the right of ingress and egress would be BEST classified as an:
   A  »  appurtenance
   B  »  emblements
   C  »  license
   D  »  encroachment

Answer 2

A » appurtenance

Question 3

A builder owns a large piece of property. The builder decides to turn the property into a subdivision of homes but decides to keep the lake frontage on all the lots for himself. What would a buyer of one of the lots prefer to have?
  A  »  Easement appurtenance
   B  »  Easement in gross
   C  »  Easement by prescription
   D  »  License

Answer 3

A » Easement appurtenance
(A) An appurtenant easement would give the buyer access to the lake, thereby making the property more valuable. (B) An easement in gross is primarily for entities such as utilities and railroads. (C) An easement by prescription is created through long term use. (D) A license is permission.

Question 4

A property that has an easement crossing it is called:
 A  »  appurtenant tenement
   B  »  servient tenement
   C  »  dominant tenement
   D  »  gross easement

Answer 4

B » servient tenement
(B) A servient tenement is the land burdened by the easement. (A) Appurtenant tenement is not a real estate term.(C) The dominant tenement is the land benefiting by the easement. (D) Gross easement is a non- appurtenant easement (utility, railroads, billboards).

Question 5

In a life estate situation, what happens to ownership of the property when the life tenant dies?
A » The life tenant’s heirs would get the property
B » The current title holder or heirs would get the property
C » The state government would get the property
D » Whoever had the mortgage on the property would get the property

Answer 5

B » The current title holder or heirs would get the property

Question 6

Which of the following statements BEST describes the effect on mineral rights when the land is sold?
A » They always pass with the sale of the land
B » Mineral rights cannot be sold separately from the land
C » They pass to the grantee unless specifically noted
D » They must be specified in the deed

Answer 6

C » They pass to the grantee unless specifically noted