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Colleen owns a parcel of land. She tows a mobile home to the parcel and anchors it to the land near a stand of Douglas fir trees. Her real property consists of


A) the land.
B) the mobile home.
C) the trees.
D) all of the choices.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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To be a fixture, an item of personal property must be physically attached to the land in some way.

A) True
B) False

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Urban City wants to acquire undeveloped private land within the city limits to construct a public park. The city brings a condemnation proceeding to obtain title to the land and determine its fair value to be paid to the private owner. This is


A) the right to adverse possession.
B) a restrictive covenant.
C) inverse condemnation.
D) the power of eminent domain.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Beck and Carli are married. Carli purchases a condominium near Downhill Ski Resort. Beck and Carli each technically own an undivided one-half interest in the condo. This is


A) a joint tenancy.
B) fee simple ownership.
C) community property.
D) illegal.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Tile and carpeting permanently attached to the floor of a house are most likely intended to be fixtures.

A) True
B) False

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Areas that a municipality has zoned for industrial use can be used by landowners for


A) movie theaters and sports stadiums.
B) any of the choices.
C) retail stores, offices, supermarkets, and hotels.
D) manufacturing, shipping, and heavy transportation.

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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Under the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, private property may be taken for public use without "just compensation."

A) True
B) False

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Owen owns a farm in Pennsylvania. Owen's brother Quentin owns the subsurface rights to the farm. Either brother can pass title to what he owns


A) without the other's consent.
B) only with the other's consent.
C) only when the other also passes title to what he owns.
D) only by first offering to buy out the other's rights.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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Discount Mart Inc. contracts to buy ten acres from Enterprises LLC as a site for a new store. The contract calls for a "warranty deed." According to a survey that Discount Mart commissions, one corner of an adjacent, enclosed parking lot is on part of the property that the seller is attempting to convey. Can the buyer avoid the contract? If so, on what basis? If not, why not?

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Discount Mart can avoid the contract for the sale of Enterprises' property on the ground that the seller has breached the warranty of title. According to this warranty, a seller of real estate warrants that he or she has title to, and the power to convey, the property, that the buyer will not be disturbed in his or her possession of the land, and that the transfer is made without any knowledge of the adverse claims of third parties. The parking lot on a part of the property to be conveyed indicates that its owner may have acquired that part by adverse possession, and this fact of course breaches Enterprises' warranty of title.

Land includes the soil on the surface of the earth, but not the waters contained on it.

A) True
B) False

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False

Aggie owns Buffalo Ranch. Aggie's ownership rights include the right to sell or give away the property without restriction, and the right to use the property for whatever purpose she sees fit. Aggie's ownership interest is


A) a fee simple absolute.
B) a license.
C) a life estate.
D) a profit.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Centre City exercises its power of eminent domain to acquire land for a public project, including part of a public transit rail system and a traffic bypass. The city relocates more than 10,000 residents from the land and destroys their homes to begin the project. Deli Market is adjacent to the project, and loses most of its business when the residents are moved. Deli files a suit against the city, alleging that its acquisition of the land resulted in a taking of the plaintiff's property interest, entitling it to compensation. What is a taking? What might Deli claim is its "property interest" to support this allegation? What is the court likely to rule? Why?

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A taking occurs when government action p...

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Veda owns a house. In the house, on a tile floor is a throw rug and a heavy decorative urn. Most likely to meet the definition of a fixture is


A) the urn.
B) the throw rug.
C) the tile floor.
D) all of the choices.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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There are no interests in land that do not include any rights to possess the property.

A) True
B) False

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In a sale of real estate, a seller is obligated to transfer marketable title, which means that the title may be bought or sold separately from its subject property even if the title is encumbered or defective.

A) True
B) False

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A license is a personal privilege that cannot be withdrawn or revoked.

A) True
B) False

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When a joint tenant dies, his or her interest in the property passes to his or her chosen heirs.

A) True
B) False

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False

The rights of the owner to the subsurface of a piece of land would have little value if the owner could not use the surface to exercise those rights.

A) True
B) False

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Frank tells Giselle that she can camp on Frank's beach and swim in his lake whenever she wants. With respect to the right to camp and swim,


A) Frank can withdraw or revoke the right.
B) Giselle can exercise the right for the duration of her life.
C) Giselle can pass title to the right to her heirs.
D) Giselle can use Frank's property with impunity for perpetuity.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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The temporary flooding of land by the government may result in liability under the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

A) True
B) False

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