Chapter 23

What is a fixture, and how do fixtures relate to real property rights?

• A removable personal item that always belongs to the original owner

• An item that was once personal property but becomes part of real property when attached to land or a building

• A type of lease agreement for rental properties

• A temporary structure placed on land

Which of the following is NOT a way an easement can be created?

• By express agreement

• By necessity

• By expiration after 5 years

• By prescription

What is the purpose of zoning laws?

• To regulate land use and ensure organized development

• To limit property ownership to certain individuals

• To prevent any changes in land use over time

• To give the government direct control over private property

Which of the following is NOT a duty of a bailee?

• Providing reasonable care for the property

• Returning the property in the agreed condition

• Following the contract terms

• Keeping the property permanently if desired

Adverse possession requires continuous, exclusive, and open use of land for a statutory period.

• true

• false

Easements always transfer with property ownership and cannot be terminated.

• true

• false

What is an easement?

• Full ownership of another person's land

• Temporary permission to visit someone's property
  

• A legal right to use another person's land for a specific purpose
  

• A contract to purchase land in the future

What are the basic duties of a bailee?

• Protecting the property from loss or damage and returning it in the agreed condition

• Keeping the property permanently

• Ignoring the condition of the property

• Altering the property without the owner's consent