Property Ownership & Land Use Controls & Regulation

Question 1

Easements

Answer 1

The right to use the land of another for ingress and egress.

Question 2

Easement by prescription

Answer 2

An easement that is hostile to the wishes of the owner; obtained by hostile and notorious use for five years

(An easement or The right to cross over someone’s property that u get through hostile use)

Question 3

(Legal descriptions)

Which are the three Recognized base or meridian line in CA

Answer 3

Humboldt
My. Diablo
San Bernidino

It legally describes property in ca

Question 4

Who holds legal title under installments sales contract? 
Vendee
Trustee
Vendor
Trustor

Answer 4

Vendor

Question 5

Is real property immovable ?

Answer 5

Yes — it’s fixed like land

Question 6

Is real property transferred using a deed?

Answer 6

Yes

Question 7

Personal property is transferred using what

Answer 7

Bill of sale.

Example .. Not the deed because you won’t own the building but with bill of sale you’ll own the business

Question 8

When property is said to be sold to state for non payment of real property taxes, the period of redemption lasts how long?

Answer 8

Five years

(If u have delinquent or back property taxes the state will let you stay undisturbed for 5 years)

If you don’t redeem it in those 5 years it’s sold BY state at a tax sale.

The state and only state will not bother u. However banks can make this hard

Question 9

A concurrent ownership right that contains the right of survivorship and the unities of time, title, interest and possession

Answer 9

Joint tendency

Question 10

Trade fixtures

Answer 10

A fixture that is used in the course of a business. It’s a personal property

Question 11

Freehold estate vs less-than-free-hold estate

Answer 11

Ownership for indefinite period.
- free to hold the ownership for as long as you want. Your house is freehold

Less than : a lease - to use but not own.

Question 12

Fee simple

Answer 12

The highest form of modern land ownership. Owner owns both the building and the land.

(Ownership with a condition)

Question 13

Holder of life estate

Answer 13

And instate that is based on the life of another

It’s a Free hold estate — it’s ownership

Question 14

5 things you have to do to get an easement by prescription over a property

Answer 14

Nacho

Notoriously
Adversely 
Continuously for 5 years 
Hostilely
Openly 

If I want to get an easement over your property nacho.

Use your land for 5 years I can file an action and have court grant an easement by prescription

Question 15

Accretion
Accession
Alluvium soil
Avulsion

Answer 15

Accretion- put it there
Accession- new soil now u own it
Alluvium soil- dirt
Avulsion- violent tearing away of land by action of water

Question 16

Which party is responsible for giving tax “rate” in a given county?

Answer 16

County board of supervisors

Board that sets property tax rates

Question 17

Who determines what the assed value is ?

Answer 17

The county assessor

Question 18

Emblements

Answer 18

Emblements: The right of a tenant farmer to cone back to farm to harvest crops after lease expiration.

Question 19

When a contractor or someone provides labor or material to better the property (example,pool) and are not paid they can file what?

Answer 19

mechanics lien.

Also can be a Specific Lien (a type of lien that only affects “one “part of real estate)

Question 20

General lien

Answer 20

Affects all properties of an owner. House, car, bank, boats etc…

Question 21

Voluntarily lien

Answer 21

A lien that the owner accepts freely

Question 22

Attachment

Answer 22

A legal process where specific property owned by the debtor is requested to transfer to the creditor or sold for the benefit of a creditor