Real Estate Exam Chapter 2

A provision in a subdivision declaration used as a means of forcing grantees to live it up to the terms under which they hold title to the land is a:

• Restrictive covenant

• Reverter

• Laches

• Conditional-use clause

A landowner who wants to use the property in a manner prohibited by a local zoning ordinance can try to obtain which of the following from the municipality?

• Variance

• Downzoning

• Occupancy permit

• Dezoning

Public land-use controls include all the following EXCEPT:

• Subdivision regulations

• Deed restrictions

• Environmental protection laws

• Comprehensive plans

The police power allows regulation of all of the following EXCEPT:

• The number of buildings

• The size of the buildings

• Building ownership

• Building occupancy

The purpose of a building permit is to:

• Override a deed restriction

• Maintain municipal control over the volume of the building

• Provide evidence of compliance with municipal construction regulations

• Show compliance with deed restrictions

A developer may establish which of the following to control and maintain the character and quality of a subdivision?

• Easements

• Restrictive covenants

• Buffer zones

• Building codes

A map illustrating the sizes and location of streets and lots in a subdivision is called a:

• Grid

• Survey

• Plat

• Property report

Soil absorption and drainage are measured by a:

• Land survey

• Plat of subdivision

• Density test

• Percolation test

When a subdivision was developed, a deed restriction covering all the properties in the subdivision set aside the back six feet of each parcel as a combination green belt area and bicycle path. One homeowner plans to convert the back one-half of her yard into an organic garden. What, if anything, can her neighbors do?

• Nothing, because individual homeowners have no authority in this matter

• Force homeowner to sell her property

• Go to court in an attempt to obtain injunctive relief

• Share in the profits from her garden

Which of the following would probably NOT be included in a list of deed restrictions?

• Types of buildings that may be constructed

• Allowable ethnic origins of purchasers

• Activities that are not to be conducted at the site

• Minimum size of buildings to be constructed