Property Ownership & Land Use Controls & Regulations

Question 1

An example of a natural attachment to real property is:
A) A chain link fence
B) Landscaping
C) A garden bench
D) An electrical power pole

Answer 1

B) Landscaping

Question 2

The legal right to enact zoning laws and building codes is derived from federal and state
constitutional rights called:
A) Eminent Domain
B) Conditional Power
C) Police Power
D) Right of property taxation

Answer 2

C) Police Power

Question 3

Which of the following is an involuntary specific lien?
A) IRS taxes
B) Mechanics lien
C) Mortgage
D) Easement

Answer 3

B) Mechanics lien

Question 4

X obtains a deed from Y which states that X is not allowed to put a fence around his front yarc
This clause in the deed would be referred to as:
A) Covenant
B) Fee Simple Absolute
C) Restriction
D) Eminent Domain

Answer 4

C) Restriction

Question 5

A new sub-developer is giving some of the land in the subdivision to the city for the construction of new streets. The developer’s act of giving land to a public agency is called:
A) Dedication
B) Deed restrictions
C) Disintermediation
D) Deed of trust

Answer 5

A) Dedication

Question 6

James worried that Peter would build a fence that would obstruct his view of the seashore. He expressed his concerns to Peter, who offered, for $500, to agree that no fence would ever be constructed on Peter’s land. They signed a written agreement and recorded it at the courthouse. They created:
A) A restrictive covenant
B) Alien on Peter’s property
C) An option
D) An easement running in James’ favor

Answer 6

A) A restrictive covenant

Question 7

If the city council votes to take someone’s home, demolish it, and turn the land into a public park or parking lot after paying fair market value, the city council is exercising its power of:
A) Caveat Emptor
B) Eminent Domain
C) Condemnation
D) Dedication

Answer 7

B) Eminent Domain

Question 8

A and B take title together at the same time under the same deed, each owning one half of th real property. What form of co-ownership will law presume they have?
A) Estate by the entireties
B) Joint tenancy
C) Severalty
D) Tenancy in common

Answer 8

D) Tenancy in common

Question 9

Mr. and Mrs. Andrews moved into a new home in a new subdivision, and proceeded to erect a clothesline in full view of their nearest neighbors’ deck. If the neighbors have any legal right to complain, their rights will most likely be found in the:
A) CC&Rs
B) Florida Law
C) Federal Law
D) Zoning laws

Answer 9

A) CC&Rs

Question 10

A legal description of a property based upon points of beginnings, distances, directions and degrees is:
A) Metes and Bounds
B) Recorded Plot of Subdivision
C) Government Rectangular
D) Lot and Block

Answer 10

A) Metes and Bounds

Question 11

Eric and Sue purchase a new home and lot which is accessible only through a 12-foot-wide easement across Mr. Wilson’s property. In this situation the land owned by Eric and Sue is referred to as the:
A) Dominant tenement
B) Servient tenement
C) Beneficiary
D) Appurtenancy

Answer 11

A) Dominant tenement

Question 12

Joe and Mary want to add a recreation room onto their home. Their one-story home and garage together cover 1600 square feet of their 75 x 110 foot lot. If the local zoning law limits building sizes to 25% of the land lot, what is the maximum square footage of floor area that Joe and Mary can add to their home?
A) 825
B) 400
C) 2,063
D) 463

Answer 12

D) 463

75 x 110 feet = 8,250 square feet of lot x .25 (25%) building coverage ratio = 2,063 square feet of maximum permissible building area. 2,063 maximum square feet of permissible building area less 1600 square feet of existing buildings = 463 additional permissible square feet of building area

Question 13

A homeowner buys a small piece of property that has small creek or stream running through it. What type of right describes the homeowners use of the waters?
A) Erosion
B) Riparian
C) Lease hold
D) Alluvium

Answer 13

B) Riparian

Question 14

A legal description of property based on lines of longitude and latitude, townships, and sections is described as:
A) Recorded plat of subdivision
B) Lot and block
C) Meets and bounds
D) Government rectangular

Answer 14

D) Government rectangular

Question 15

Which of the following is not appurtenant to real property?
A) Out-buildings
B) Mineral rights
C) Easement
D) Deed of Trust

Answer 15

A) Out-buildings

Question 16

Real property rights are defined in terms of a “bundle of rights” that includes which of the following?
A) The right to build a house
B) All of the answers
C) The right to grow flowers
D) The right to sell at a cheap price

Answer 16

B) All of the answers

Question 17

Which of the following is considered real property?
A) Emblements
B) Tenant’s fixtures
C) Light fixtures
D) Area rugs

Answer 17

C) Light fixtures

Question 18

Which of the following is not a governmental restriction on property?
A) Police power
B) Escheat
C) Eminent domain
D) Adverse possession

Answer 18

D) Adverse possession

Question 19

A garage door opener is often considered a fixture. As such, it would be an example of:
A) Adverse Possession
B) Constructive Annexation
C) Prescriptive Easement
D) Actual Annexation

Answer 19

B) Constructive Annexation

Question 20

Laws which regulate the types of activity that may be undertaken in different areas of a community, are called:
A) Rights of Way
B) Building Codes
C) Zoning Ordinances
D) Set-Back Regulations

Answer 20

C) Zoning Ordinances

Question 21

The local city council decides to reduce the assessment rate for a major corporation relocating to the area and building a manufacturing plant. Such a reduction is termed:
A) Assignment
B) Ad Valorem
C) Abatement
D) Amortization

Answer 21

C) Abatement

Question 22

The term Ad Valorem refers to:
A) A clause in a mortgage that allows the mortgage lender to call the loan immediately due and
payable
B) The process of reducing or decreasing the assessed value of property for computation of property
taxes
C) A tax to be paid based upon a value set by the government
D) A clause in a mortgage that pledges the property as security for repayment of the debt.

Answer 22

C) A tax to be paid based upon a value set by the government

Question 23

The open, notorious, hostile, and uninterrupted possession of the property of another under claim or color of title is called:
A) Adverse possession
B) Acceleration
C) Easement by necessity
D) Easement by Prescription

Answer 23

A) Adverse possession

Question 24

What type of legal description would a new residential sub-developer most likely use?
A) Meets and bounds
B) Sections and townships
C) Lot and block
D) Government rectangular

Answer 24

C) Lot and block