85) Which of the following defines a reminder as a form of future interest?
A) It is a right of possession that returns to the grantor after the expiration of a limited or
contingent estate.
B) It is a right of possession that returns to a third party upon the expiration of a limited or
contingent estate.
C) It is a form of concurrent possession of a multiple-dwelling building in which a corporation
owns the building and the residents own shares in the corporation.
D) It is a form of concurrent possession that includes the right of survivorship.
86) Which of the following is the implied default title conveyed in a sale of real estate?
A) life estate
B) servient estate
C) fee simple absolute
D) fee simple defeasible
87) A(n) ________ is an instrument that describes a person’s ownership interest in a piece of real
property.
A) title insurance
B) deed
C) license
D) easement
88) Which of the following types of deeds only protects the buyer from defects in title caused by
the seller?
A) a general warranty deed
B) a quitclaim deed
C) a grand deed
D) a special warrant deed
89) A deed in which the grantor of real property transfers whatever interest he has in the property
to the grantee is known as a ________.
A) quitclaim deed
B) general warranty deed
C) grand deed
D) special warrant deed
90) What is a quiet title action?
A) a lawsuit to determine the rightful owner of a disputed property and his/her rights
B) a lawsuit to enforce the right to survivorship to the holder of the title deed
C) a lawsuit asking for the release of the details of a separate property from a couple
D) a lawsuit to obtain reimbursement for losses cause by undiscovered defects in title
91) A(n) ________ is a situation in which a person who wrongfully possesses someone else’s
real property obtains title to that property if certain statutory requirements are met.
A) adverse possession
B) reversion
C) nonpossessory interest
D) future interest
92) Which of the following statements it true with regard to adverse possession?
A) Adverse possession requires the delivery of a deed.
B) Adverse possession covers all property including those owned by federal and state
governments.
C) Adverse possession requires continuous and uninterrupted occupancy of the property.
D) Adverse possession covers only voluntary occupancy obtained with the express or implied
permission of the owner.
93) A(n) ________ is a situation in which a person holds an interest in another person’s property
without actually owning any part of the property.
A) present possessory interest
B) future interest
C) reversion
D) nonpossessory interest
94) A given or required right to make limited use of someone else’s land without owning or
leasing it is called a(n) ________.
A) zoning ordinance
B) title insurance
C) easement
D) abstract of title
95) A situation created when the owner of one piece of land is given an easement over an
adjacent piece of land is called a(n) ________.
A) profit-à-prendre
B) easement by license
C) easements in gross
D) easement appurtenant
96) What is a servient estate?
A) a piece of land that is being examined for an abstract of title
B) a piece of land over which an easement is granted
C) a piece of land which has concurrent owners
D) a piece of land that comes under a zoning ordinance
Ms. Rogers owns a property adjoining the property owned by Mr. Cartworth. Since her house
lies behind that of Mr. Cartworth’s, Ms. Rogers’ driveway passes through his property.
97) Which of the following types of nonpossessory interest has been created on Mr. Cartworth’s
land?
A) an easement appurtenant
B) an easement in gross
C) a license
D) a profit
98) Which of the following would be true if Mr. Cartworth were to sell his property?
A) The new owner is not obliged to let Ms. Rogers use her present driveway.
B) The new owner cannot cancel Ms. Rogers’ nonpossessory interest in form of the driveway.
C) Ms. Roger’s can only use the driveway if Mr. Cartworth has made an express request to the
new owner allowing it.
D) Ms. Roger’s would be required to procure for a license to use the driveway.
99) A(n) ________ authorizes a person who does not own adjacent land the right to use another
person’s land.
A) profit
B) license
C) easement appurtenant
D) easement in gross
100) A(n) ________ is a document that grants a person the right to enter upon another’s property
for a specified and usually short period of time.
A) title insurance
B) easement
C) license
D) deed
101) What is a profit-à-prendre?
A) a document that grants a person the right to remove something from another’s real property
B) a form of insurance obtained for losses caused by undiscovered defects in real property title
C) a judicial proceeding where a certificate of title is awarded to the real owner to property
D) a type of easement that grants a person a right to use another’s land but disallows the usage of
any personal property
102) A landlord—tenant relationship is characterized by ________.
A) the transfer of title to the tenant
B) the receipt of a nonfreehold estate by the tenant
C) the creation of a future interest for the tenant
D) the free simple absolute ownership of the tenant
103) An estate where the tenant has a right to possess the real property but does not own title to
the property is called ________.
A) free simple absolute estate
B) gifted estate
C) nonfreehold estate
D) easement estate
104) A tenant’s interest in the real property is called a(n) ________.
A) easement estate
B) free simple absolute estate
C) gifted estate
D) leasehold estate
105) A transfer of the right to the possession and use of real property for a set term in return for
certain consideration is known as a(n) ________.
A) title transfer
B) lease
C) novation
D) easement
106) A tenancy created when a landlord and a tenant agree on a specific duration for a lease is
known as a ________.
A) tenancy for years
B) periodic tenancy
C) tenancy by the entirety
D) tenancy at sufferance
107) A tenancy created when a lease specifies intervals at which payments are due but does not
specify how long the lease is for is called a ________.
A) tenancy at sufferance
B) tenancy for years
C) periodic tenancy
D) tenancy at will
108) If a person lives in a house by paying rent on a monthly basis, which of the following types
of tenancy would that represent?
A) tenancy at will
B) tenancy at sufferance
C) tenancy for years
D) periodic tenancy
109) What is a tenancy at will?
A) a tenancy created when a lease specifies intervals at which payments are due but does not
specify how long the lease is for
B) a tenancy created by a lease that may be terminated at any time by either party
C) a tenancy created when a tenant retains possession of property after the expiration of another
tenancy
D) a tenancy created when a landlord and a tenant agree on a specific duration for a lease
110) A ________ is a tenancy created when a tenant retains possession of property after the
expiration of another tenancy or a life estate without the owner’s consent.
A) periodic tenancy
B) tenancy at will
C) tenancy at sufferance
D) tenancy for years
111) What is an unlawful detainer action?
A) a legal process that a tenant must complete before he or she is allowed to sublet
B) a legal lawsuit brought against the landlord for breach of the implied warranty of habitability
C) a lawsuit brought by the tenant against the landlord on wrongful eviction
D) a legal process that a landlord must complete to evict a holdover tenant
112) Which of the following forms of tenancy involves the possession of property without right?
A) tenancy at sufferance
B) periodic tenancy
C) tenancy for years
D) tenancy at will
113) Which of the following is true of tenancy at sufferance?
A) It can be terminated only after an eviction proceeding.
B) It cannot be terminated as the holdover tenant has the title of transfer.
C) It has a specific time period before expiration.
D) It requires a notice period that equals the length of payment period.
114) Which of the following legislations collectively prevents all the “protected classes” from
discrimination in accommodation?
A) the Rent Stabilization Law of 1969
B) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
C) the Fair Housing Act of 1968
D) the Civil Rights Act of 1866
115) A ________ is an exception that permits a type of building or use in an area that would not
otherwise be allowed by a zoning ordinance.
A) variance
B) fixture
C) dominant estate
D) servient estate
116) The ________ is a clause of the U.S. Constitution that allows the government to take
property for “public use.”
A) Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment
B) Just Compensation Clause of the Fifth Amendment
C) Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment
D) Ratification Clause of the Fifth Amendment
117) The ________ is a clause of the U.S. Constitution that allows the government to take
property for “public use.”
A) Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment
B) Just Compensation Clause of the Fifth Amendment
C) Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment
D) Ratification Clause of the Fifth Amendment
118) The government’s power to take private property for public use, provided that just
compensation is paid to the private property holder is known as ________.
A) future interest
B) constructive eviction
C) adverse possession
D) eminent domain
119) Which of the following is true of the government’s power of eminent domain?
A) It does not allow the owner of the property to make a case for keeping the property.
B) It requires payment of compensation by the government.
C) It does not apply to state and local governments.
D) It allows the government to set up zoning areas.
120) What is a life estate?
121) Give an account of concurrent ownerships in multiple-dwelling building.
122) What is a general warranty deed?
123) Explain the role of recording statutes in real property contracts.
124) What is an easement and how is it created?
125) What is a lease?
126) How does the Americans with Disabilities Act influence housing and accommodation?
127) Give an account of zoning. What are nonconforming uses?
128) Certain personal property is so closely associated with real property that it becomes part of
the realty. Such items are called ________.
129) A(n) ________ estate is an estate in which the owner has a present possessory interest in
the real property.
130) A ________ is a type of freehold estate wherein the ownership is taken away upon the
occurrence or nonoccurrence of a specified condition.
131) In a joint tenancy, upon the death of one of the co-owners (or joint tenants), the deceased
person’s interest in the property automatically passes to the remaining joint tenant or joint
tenants. This is due to the rule of ________.
132) ________ is a form of co-ownership of real property that can be used only by married
couples.
133) In community property, property that is acquired through gift or inheritance either before or
during marriage is considered ________.
134) A right of possession that returns to the grantor after the expiration of a limited or
contingent estate is known as a(n) ________.
135) The two forms of future interests in rights of possession are reversion and ________.
136) A(n) ________ deed contains the greatest number of warranties and provides the highest
level of protection to a grantee.
137) In a(n) ________ deed the seller is not liable for defects in title that existed before the seller
obtained the property or for encumbrances that were present when the seller obtained the
property.
138) ________ deeds are most often used when property is transferred between relatives by gift
or otherwise, and least between a buyer and seller.
139) Under the doctrine of ________, the transfer of the property is involuntary and does not
require the delivery of a deed.
140) A(n) ________ is created when a landlord and a tenant agree on a specific duration for the
lease.
141) The federal statute of the ________ makes it unlawful for a party to refuse to sell, rent,
finance, or advertise housing to protected classes.
142) The Fair Housing Act is administered by the ________, a federal administrative agency.
143) ________ of the ADA requires covered facilities to be designed, constructed, and altered in
compliance with specific accessibility requirements established by regulations issued pursuant to
the ADA.
144) Local laws that are adopted by municipalities and local governments to regulate land use
within their boundaries are known as ________ ordinances.
145) A(n) ________ is an exception that permits a type of building or use in an area that would
not otherwise be allowed by a zoning ordinance.
146) Uses for real estate and buildings that already exist in a zoned area that are permitted to
continue even though they do not fit within a new zoning use established for the area are known
as ________.
147) The ________ Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (and state
constitutions, where applicable) allows the government to take private property for public use.