Questions - Chapter 2 Flashcards
Personal property attached to real property is prevented from becoming real property by which of the following?
A. value
B. an appurtenance
C. security agreement and financing statement
D. mineral rights
2-1 C
Which of the following is a right in the property of another that results from ownership in a particular parcel of real estate?
A. easement in gross
B. appurtenant easement
C. license
D. condemnation
2-2 B
Which of the following is (are) correct?
A. An easement provides a nonpossessory interest in land.
B. The land on which an easement exists is the dominant tenement.
C. The land that benefits from an easement is the servient tenement.
D. All of the above
2-3 A
Easements may be created in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
A. condemnation.
B. dedication.
C. prescription.
D. assessment.
2-4 D
An easement is terminated:
A. when the purpose for which the easement was created ceases to exist.
B. when the adjoining dominant and servient tenements are combined into one tract of land.
C. by abandonment of the easement by the dominant owner.
D. all of the above.
2-5 D
If a property owner gives a specific person permission to cross his property, this is a(n):
A. easement in gross.
B. easement appurtenant.
C. lease.
D. encroachment.
2-6 A
The creation of an easement by condemnation results from the exercise of which of the following?
A. prescription
B. eminent domain
C. dedication
D. implication
2-7 B
A fee simple determinable:
A. is an example of a nonfreehold estate.
B. typically stipulates the conveyance is “as long as” it is used for a particular purpose.
C. is an example of pur autre vie (for the life of another).
D. is an example of freehold rights until the original owner’s rights are determined to be invalid.
2-8 B
If a widow inherits an estate by will granting her the right of use and possession of a parcel of land for the rest of her life, with the provision that the estate will go to her children in fee simple upon her death, she has received:
A. an inheritable freehold estate.
B. a life estate with remainder.
C. a life estate pur autre vie.
D. none of the above.
2-9 B
The highest and best form of estate in real property is which of the following?
A. appurtenant easement
B. defeasible fee
C. life estate in reversion
D. fee simple absolute
2-10 D
Estate for years, estates from year to year, estates at will, and estates by sufferance:
A. are leasehold estates
B. create a legal relationship between the parties of landlord and tenant
C. are nonfreehold estates
D. all of the above
2-11 D
Title held in the name of a corporation with many stockholders is considered to be held as:
A. severalty.
B. joint tenancy.
C. tenancy in common.
D. tenancy by entireties.
2-12 A
Which of the following types of ownership requires unity of interest, title, time, and possession?
A. cooperative
B. tenancy in common
C. joint tenancy
D. condominium
2-13 C
None of the following includes the right of survivorship in North Carolina EXCEPT:
A. tenancy in common.
B. tenancy by the entirety.
C. life estate.
D. joint tenancy.
2-14 B
The purchaser of a condominium unit receives title to the land on which the condominium is situated as a:
A. tenant by the entirety.
B. tenant in common.
C. joint tenant.
D. tenant at sufferance.
2-15 B
The purchaser of a condominium time-share:
A. takes title for a specified time period (or periods) each calendar year.
B. may not convey title to anyone else.
C. has a 30-day right to rescind the purchase contract.
D. all of the above.
2-16 A
In the cooperative form of ownership:
A. the owner owns his unit in severalty.
B. each owner owns an interest in the common areas.
C. the owners own the building as tenants in common.
D. none of the above.
2-17 D
A tenant in common:
A. may sell her interest in the property.
B. may pledge the entire property as security for a mortgaged loan.
C. may not bring legal action to partition the property.
D. has the right of survivorship in the property.
2-18 A
Ownership as tenants by the entirety includes which of the following?
A. the right of one owner to convey title to his share of ownership without the participation of the other owner
B. the right of survivorship
C. ownership of an unequal interest in the property with another
D. conversion to ownership as joint tenants if the owners are divorced
2-19 B
An encumbrance always:
A. has a positive effect on property value.
B. has a negative effect on property value.
C. is a lien.
D. none of the above.
2-20 D
An encumbrances is anything that diminishes the bundle of rights of real property. Usually encumbrances reduce the value of property but occasionally it increases the value. A lien is one type of encumbrance. The key to the answer is the word “always.” All three answers are encumbrances but not all encumbrances so the only correct answer is “none of the above.”
All of the following are examples of specific liens EXCEPT:
A. income tax liens.
B. mortgage liens.
C. mechanic’s liens.
D. real property tax liens.
2-21 A
Which of the following statements regarding judgment liens is correct?
A. Judgment liens will not attach to property to which title is held by a husband and wife as tenants by the entirety unless both participated in the creation of the debt and are both named as defendants in the judgment.
B. Judgment liens have a priority over the real property tax assessment.
C. Judgment liens have a priority over all liens other than property tax liens.
D. None of the above.
2-22 A
Liens, easements, encroachments, and restrictive covenants are examples of which of the following?
A. emblements
B. estovers
C. estates
D. encumbrances
2-23 D
Which of the following is an estate that automatically renews itself for consecutive periods?
A. estate at will
B. life estate
C. estate from year to year
D. estate for years
2-24 C
New construction time-share properties in North Carolina require:
A. the developer to have a real estate license before sales are made.
B. project registration with the Commission before marketing the units for sale.
C. all time-share salespersons must have a time-share license in NC.
D. the purchaser to be given a right of rescission for 3 days from purchase.
2-25 B
Time-share property in North Carolina:
A. must be for a residential use.
B. is considered personal property.
C. is the right to occupy a property during five or more separated time periods over five or more years.
D. allows a bona-fide employee of the developer to sell the units without a real estate license.
2-26 C
An example of an appurtenant easement would be:
A. city water and sewer easement.
B. easement for a neighbor friend to cross a nearby property to access the beach.
C. an easement for the adjoining property to have a driveway over the subject property.
D. a railroad right-of-way easement.
2-27 C
All of the following involve ownership of real property EXCEPT:
A. cooperatives.
B. condominiums.
C. townhouses.
D. time-shares.
2-28 A