Unit 4 Exam Questions

Question 1

Because a homeowner failed to pay the real estate taxes on time, athe taxing authority imposed a claim against the homeowner’s property. This claim is known as a(n)

Answer 1

lien

Question 2

A statutory right that a family has in its residence is called

Answer 2

homestead.

Question 3

Regulations that govern the use, occupancy, size, location, and construction of real estate also fall within the government’s police

Answer 3

power.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT an example of governmental power?

Answer 4

Remainder

Question 5

An easement appurtenant

Answer 5

runs with the land.

Question 6

The state’s power to regulate land use is

Answer 6

not absolute

Question 7

A homeowner may be allowed certain protection from judgments of creditors as a result of the state’s

Answer 7

homestead rights.

Question 8

Escheat is intended to prevent property being

Answer 8

ownerless or abandoned.

Question 9

A person who has complete control of a parcel of real estate is said to own a

Answer 9

fee simple estate.

Question 10

Your neighbors use your driveway to reach their garage, which is on their property. Your attorney explains that ownership of the neighbors’ real estate includes an easement appurtenant giving them the right to do this. Your property is the

Answer 10

servient tenement.