Chapter 8 Review

The two types of water rights are riparian rights and littoral rights

• True

• False

Erosion is the gradual receding of water, which uncovers additional land

• True

• False

Land refers not only to the surface of the earth but also to all improvements permanently attached to the land, such as homes, fences, and sewers

• True

• False

Action that real property may become personal property

An item of personal property that is attached to the real property with the intention of the item becoming permanent

How personal can become real property

An item of personal property that is attached to real property and is owned by a tenant and that the tenant uses in a business

Movable items not attached to real property

Land and anything permanently attached to the land

A homeowner removes a wooden picket fence and replaces it with a vinyl fence. Once removed, the wooden fence is considered personal property

• True

• False