Property Workshop

Multiple Choice

Suppose Joyshka buys a used car from a BreYhana. When she gets home, she opens the trunk of the car and discovers a backpack containing her BreYhana's lunch, laptop computer, and wallet. These items are best described as:

• Lost

• Mislaid

• Abandoned

• Treasure Trove

Multiple Choice

In Budland, Jereigha builds a fence around her home that crosses the property boundary and encloses part of her neighbor Peyton’s land. Jereigha planted and kept a garden of lilies in the ten foot by twenty foot area which is described in Peyton’s title deed. Jereigha continued to maintain the garden despite claims by Peyton’s that the garden was on her land. Budland has a five year statute of limitations regarding adverse possession. 

If Peyton sues 4 years after the fence is built against Jereigha for ejectment: 

• Peyton will lose because Jereigha possessed the property for 4 years

• Peyton will prevail because Jereigha possessed the property for 4 years 

• Peyton will prevail unless Jereigha has color of title 

• Peyton will lose even if Jereigha lacks color of title

Multiple Choice

If Peyton writes a note to Jereigha, in the first year, saying she can use the land “For now” which of the following is correct in the sixth year:

• Peyton will prevail, in an ejectment suit, because she approved the possession

• Jereigha will prevail in an ejectment suit because she maintained the garden

• Jereigha will prevail in an ejectment suit

• Peyton will lose, in an ejectment suit, even if she approved the possession

Multiple Choice

Tiara and Jasmine bought adjoining tracts of land. Jasmine built a house on her property. The house encroached 12 feet onto Tiara's land. Jasmine used the house sporadically as a vacation home. Since Jasmine worked and had an inconsistent vacation schedule, her visits were infrequent and sometimes as much as four to seven months apart. Tiara discovered the encroachment 12 years after the house was built, when she had a new survey made of her property. She told Jasmine to move the house from her land, but Jasmine replied, “That house has been there for more than 10 years, and I’m not moving it.”

Based on the foregoing, in a jurisdiction which has a 10-year statute of limitations for the recovery of land, it is most likely that

• Jasmine will not have to remove the house since the house was built 12 years ago.

• Tiara may force Jasmine to remove the house because Jasmine

  was not exclusively in possession.

• Tiara may force Jasmine to remove the house because Jasmine was not continuously in possession.

• Jasmine will not have to remove the house if she built it in good faith.

Multiple Choice

Laila to Ella until Ella makes a million dollars

• Fee Simple 

• Fee Simple Subject to Condition Subsequent

• Fee Simple Subject to Executory Limitation

• Fee Simple Determinable

Multiple Choice

Trinity to Brea, unless Brea drives her car to school.

• Fee Simple Determinable

• Fee Simple Subject to Executory Limitation

• Fee Simple Subject to Condition Subsequent

• Fee Simple

Multiple Choice

Jasmine to Natassia, but if Natassia drives her car then to Tiara

• Fee Simple Determinable

• Fee Simple Subject to Executory Limitation

• Fee Simple Subject to Condition Subsequent

• Fee Simple

Open Ended

Ella conveys Blueacre “to Joyshka for life, then to Tomara and her heirs, but if Tomara receives a Ph.D., then to Zaneika and her heirs.” 

What type of estate has been granted and what are the remainders?

Open Ended

Leila conveys the family home “to Jasmine for life, then to Tomara if she becomes Sheriff of Mayberry, and if Tomara does not become sheriff of Mayberry then to Joyshka’s heirs.” 

What type of estate has been granted and what are the remainders?

Open Ended

Leila conveyed the House of Epsilon Sigma Iota “to Zaneika for life, then to BreYhana’s children and their heirs.” At the time of the conveyance, BreYhana had one child, Diamond.

What type of estate has been granted and what are the remainders?

Open Ended

Trinity conveys the family mansion “to my tablemate Ella for life, then one day after her death, to Jereigha’s heirs.” Jereigha has no heirs 

What type of estate has been granted and what are the remainders?