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Ownership 1

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 41mins

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1.

Ownership by 1 person is called

a)

Tenancy by the entirety

b)

Tenancy in severalty

c)

Tenancy in common

d)

Joint tenancy

2.

Joint tenancy requires unity of interest, unity of possession, unity of time, and unity of

a)

Ownership

b)

Deed

c)

Finance

d)

Title

3.

The type of ownership available only to married couples that has the right of survivorship is

a)

Joint tenancy

b)

Tenancy by the entirety

c)

Tenancy in common

d)

Community property

4.

In his will, Dale has his apartment house put in a trust to be managed by Jane on behalf of his daughter, Susan. Which of the following is correct in this case?

a)

Dale is the trustor, Jane is the trustee

b)

Dale is the trustor, and Susan is the trustee

c)

Jane is the trustor, and Susan is the beneficiary

d)

Dale is the trustee, and Susan is the trustor

5.

In which of the following forms of co-ownership are all owners required to sign a deed of sale?

a)

Tenancy in common

b)

Joint tenancy

c)

Tenancy by the entirety

d)

Tenancy by survivorship

6.

In what form of ownership does the owner get shares in a corporation rather than a deed?

a)

Condominium

b)

Planned unit development

c)

Townhouse

d)

Cooperative

7.

In what form of co-ownership, does a deceased owner's share go to their heirs?

a)

Tenancy in common

b)

Joint tenancy

c)

Tenancy by the entirety

d)

Tenancy in absolute

8.

A corporation owns property in what form?

a)

Tenancy in severalty

b)

Tenancy in common

c)

Joint tenancy

d)

Tenancy by the entirety

9.

Which of the following is most accurately described as personal property?

a)

Fixture

b)

Chattel

c)

Improvement

d)

Realty

10.

Mr. Jones died & his will left Mrs. Jones the right to use, occupy, and enjoy his real estate until her death. At that time the real estate is to become the property of their son Willis. Mrs. Jones is a

a)

Remainderman

b)

Life tenant

c)

Joint tenant

d)

Tenant in common

11.

Mr. Jones died & his will left Mrs. Jones the right to use, occupy, and enjoy his real estate until her death. At that time the real estate is to become the property of their son Willis. Willis is a

a)

Remainderman

b)

Life tenant

c)

Joint tenant

d)

Tenant in common

12.

Mr. Jones died & his will left Mrs. Jones the right to use, occupy, and enjoy his real estate until her death. At that time the real estate is to become the property of their son Willis. Mrs. Jones has a

a)

Fee simple estate in joint tenancy with Willis

b)

Fee simple estate as tenant in common with Willis

c)

Life estate

d)

Life estate in joint tenancy with Willis

13.

Which of the following is NOT realty?

a)

A fee simple estate

b)

A leasehold for indefinite duration

c)

lumber

d)

A life estate

14.

Real estate is BEST defined as

a)

Land & buildings

b)

Land & all permanent attachments

c)

Land & everything growing on it

d)

Land only

15.

A freehold estate is

a)

One acquired without paying anything

b)

Any leasehold

c)

Any estate wherein one may use the property as he wishes

d)

An estate of uncertain duration

16.

An item of personalty that is affixed to realty so as to be used as a part of it is

a)

A fixture

b)

A chattel

c)

A personal property

d)

An estate of uncertain duration

17.

Which is NOT considered a permanent attachment to land?

a)

Anything growing on it

b)

Fixtures

c)

Chattels

d)

Anything built upon the land

18.

A person who has permission to use land, but has no other rights, has

a)

Tenancy at sufferance

b)

Tenancy in common

c)

License to use

d)

Fee simple estate

19.

A person receives title to land by virtue of having used & occupied it for a certain period of time, without actually paying the previous owner for it receives title by

a)

Will

b)

Descent

c)

Alienation

d)

Adverse possession

20.

A person who dies leaving no will is said to have died

a)

Intestate

b)

Without heirs

c)

Unbequeathed

d)

Unwillingly

21.

A person who owns an undivided interest in land with at least one other, and has the right of survivorship, is said to be a

a)

Tenant in common

b)

Tenant at will

c)

Joint tenant

d)

Tenant at sufferance

22.

Tenancy in severalty refers to

a)

Ownership by one person or one entity, like corporation, only

b)

Ownership by two persons only

c)

Ownership by at least three persons

d)

A special form of joint ownership available only to married couples

23.

Dower rights are rights that assure that

a)

A spouse receives a certain portion of his/her deceased spouse's estate

b)

Dowagers may have property rights

c)

A homeowner cannot lose his entire investment in his home

d)

Husbands and wives share equally in property acquired during marriage

24.

An easement is

a)

The right to use the property of another for any purpose

b)

The right to use the property of another for a specific purpose

c)

A private contract and dos not permanently affect the realty

d)

The right to keep another from using one's land illegally

25.

The process whereby a person holding a claim against property can have the property sold to pay the claim is

a)

A lien

b)

A covenant

c)

A mechanic's lien

d)

Foreclosure

26.

A person who appears to own property, but does not, is said to have

a)

Good title

b)

Recorded evidence of title

c)

Constructive notice

d)

Color of title

27.

Two people who own undivided interests in the same realty, with right of survivorship, have

a)

Tenancy in severalty

b)

Tenancy in common

c)

Tenancy at sufferance

d)

Joint tenancy

28.

A fee simple estate is

a)

A freehold estate

b)

A life estate

c)

An estate for years

d)

An estate in abeyance

29.

Which of the following is NOT considered a permanent attachment to land?

a)

Improvement to land

b)

A fixture

c)

Trees growing on the land

d)

A load of bricks

30.

A person who has some rights to land, but not all the possessory rights, has

a)

A life estate

b)

An interest in land

c)

An estate at will

d)

A fixture

31.

A person who has color of title to land has

a)

The appearance of title

b)

Forgeries of state title papers

c)

A right to on-half the income from the land

d)

Foreign ownership

32.

A life estate pur autre vie is one in which

a)

The life tenant must occupy the premises and may not lease them to anyone else

b)

The duration of the life estate is based upon the duration of the life of someone other than the life tenant

c)

The life tenant has died

d)

The life tenant may not occupy the property himself/herself

33.

Which of the following would not be real property?

a)

A lease for one month

b)

An easement

c)

Permanent ownership of mineral rights on someone else's land

d)

A life estate

34.

Adverse possession may establish

a)

Use of property

b)

A claim to title

c)

Who owes back taxes

d)

homestead rights

35.

An easement by prescription may establish

a)

Use of property

b)

A claim to title

c)

Who owes back taxes

d)

Homestead rights

36.

Fifty feet of land was added to Apple's farm because a river changed its course. This is an example of

a)

Accretion

b)

Avulsion

c)

Riparian rights

d)

Usufructory

37.

Fifty feet of beachfront land was removed by flood. This is an example of

a)

Riparian rights

b)

Estovers

c)

Avulsion

d)

Emblements

38.

As used in real estate practices, the land of a riparian owner border on

a)

A river

b)

A stream

c)

A watercourse

d)

Any of the Above

39.

A person holding title to real property in severalty would most likely have

a)

A life estate

b)

An estate for years

c)

Ownership in common with others

d)

Sole ownership

40.

Joint ownership of real property by two or more persons, each of whom has an undivided interest (not necessarily equal) without right of survivorship, is

a)

A tenancy in partnership

b)

A tenancy by the entireties

c)

A tenancy in common

d)

A leasehold tenancy

41.

Generally, the taking of private land by governmental bodies for public use is governed by due process of law and is accomplished through

a)

Exercise off police power

b)

Eminent domain

c)

Reverter

d)

Escheat

42.

Governmental land use planning and zoning are important examples of

a)

Exercise of eminent domain

b)

Use of police power

c)

Deed restrictions

d)

Encumbrance

43.

After a man bought his apartment, he started receiving his own property tax bills. This indicates that he bought into a

a)

Condominium

b)

Cooperative

c)

Leasehold

d)

Syndicate

44.

Helen and David, who are not married, want to buy a house together. To ensure that if one dies, the other automatically becomes the full owner, their deed must state that they are

a)

Tenants in common

b)

Tenants in severalty

c)

Tenants by entirety

d)

Joint tenants

45.

Real property is

a)

The land

b)

The land, improvements and bundle of rights

c)

The land and right to possess it

d)

The land, buildings and easements

46.

A house has a built-in bookcase and elaborate chandelier. The buyer is also getting a dinette set and a table lamp. Which is correct?

a)

The built-in bookcase and chandelier are included in the real estate contract, while the lamp and dinette set are chattels and sold separately.

b)

All items must be included in the real estate conract

c)

All items must be included in the real estate contract

d)

The chandelier is real estate while the other items must be sold on a bill of sale

47.

Manmade additions to land are known as

a)

Chattels

b)

Trade fixtures

c)

Easements

d)

Improvements

48.

No one seems to own the vacant land next to Mary's house, so she has used it for a pasture for many years. She may have a good chance of obtaining ownership by

a)

Poaching

b)

Foreclosure

c)

Adverse possession

d)

Eminent domain

49.

An abstract of title contains

a)

The summary of a title search

b)

An attorney's opinion o title

c)

A registrar's certificate of title

d)

A quiet title lawsuit

50.

In order to reach the beach, the Smiths have a permanent right-of-way across their neighbor's beachfront property. The Smiths own

a)

An easement

b)

A license

c)

A deed restriction

d)

A lien

51.

A corporation usually owns property in

a)

Tenancy in severalty

b)

Joint tenancy

c)

Tenancy in common

d)

Tenancy by the entirety

52.

Littoral rights for properties abutting the ocean give ownership

a)

To the mean high water mark

b)

To a point 100 feet from the shore

c)

To the state ownership line

d)

To a point designated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

53.

The lumber for a deck that has not yet been built is

a)

A trade fixture

b)

Real estate

c)

Personal property

d)

Fixture

54.

The type of co-ownership that allows an owner's property to be left to his or her heirs is

a)

Tenancy by the entirety

b)

Tenancy by severalty

c)

Tenancy in common

d)

Joint tenancy

55.

One who owns a life estate cannot

a)

Sell his interest

b)

Mortgage his interest

c)

Devise his interest

d)

Lease his interest

56.

A condominium owner can avoid payment of their share of the common expenses by doing which of the following?

a)

Not using certain common elements

b)

Abandoning their apartment

c)

Defaulting on mortgage payments

d)

None of the above - payment cannot be avoided

57.

Which type of property can become real estate by the manner of physical attachment?

a)

Fixtures

b)

Emblements

c)

Portable appliances

d)

Deeds

58.

Owners of cooperative apartments and condominiums both

a)

Own real estate

b)

Own shares in a corporation

c)

Must live full-time in their unit

d)

Must pay assessments

59.

The right of ________ gives the state ownership of property left by one who died without heirs and without a will.

a)

Estovers

b)

Intestate

c)

Emblements

d)

Escheat

60.

A fee simple estate is best described as

a)

Ownership for one's lifetime

b)

Complete ownership, subject to eminent domain, zoning, taxation, and other government land use limitations

c)

Interest in a property as limited by a deed

d)

Ownership as long as one pays a fee or title

61.

Which of the following is true about eminent domain?

a)

The process used to acquire the property is called condemnation

b)

Governments can use it whenever they want

c)

Governments can pay whatever mount they like

d)

Constitutionally, the right of eminent domain is guaranteed by the First Amendment.

62.

Three people bought property with the understanding that if one of them died, his/her heirs would inherit that interest. Most likely they took title under which type of estate?

a)

Joint tenancy

b)

Tenancy in common

c)

Estate in common

d)

Tenancy by entireties

63.

A city wants to buy land to build a convention center. Which of the following is true regarding eminent domain?

a)

It is not allowed because a convention center is not a necessity

b)

It can be applied with just compensation paid for the land

c)

It will be too costly

d)

Only federal and state governments have that power

64.

A person who inherits real estate under the terms of a will is a

a)

Bequest

b)

Life estate

c)

Devisee

d)

Executor

65.

When title to property is taken as tenants in common

a)

All parties have an equal interest

b)

Each tenant in common may sell his interest

c)

Each tenant in common must pay rent to the landlord

d)

When tenant dies, the share is distributed equally to the surviving tenants in common

66.

If a person's grandfather dies intestate, and that person receives his grandfather's house, title was acquired by

a)

Will

b)

Estovers

c)

Descent

d)

Mitigation

67.

The most extensive form of ownership in real estate is a

a)

Paid-up fee

b)

Life estate

c)

Fee total

d)

Fee simple

68.

What type of rights does not refer to the use of water?

a)

Riparian

b)

Usufructory

c)

Dower

d)

Littoral

69.

Mary gave John the right to park in her driveway for three weeks. This right is best called a/an

a)

License

b)

Easement

c)

Right Of Way

d)

Lease

70.

Unmarried partners wish to buy a house using an ownership agreement whereby if one dies, that party's heirs become owners of their share. Which form of ownership should they use?

a)

Joint tenancy

b)

Tenancy in severalty

c)

Limited partnership

d)

Tenancy in common

71.

Which is not true of a joint tenancy?

a)

Its use is limited to a husband and wife

b)

It offers the right of survivorship

c)

It is a form of co-ownership

d)

It differs from tenancy in common

72.

A proprietary lease is a unique characteristic of what form of ownership?

a)

Condominium

b)

Cooperative

c)

Time-Share

d)

PUD

73.

Which of the following is not a part of the bundle of rights

a)

Possession

b)

Enjoyment

c)

Exclusion

d)

Leasehold

74.

The purpose of the NC Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) is

a)

To allow a renter to terminate their lease before the end date

b)

To allow a creditor to take ownership of an item on the property if previous owner has not paid for it.

c)

To allow a commercial landlord the right to go inside a rental to fix issues

d)

To allow an owner to take an appliance with them when they sell a property.

75.

The exercise of eminent domain results in

a)

Seizure

b)

Unjust compensation

c)

Condemnation

d)

Governmentl authority

76.

Which does a townhouse owner not own even a portion of?

a)

Land under the townhouse

b)

Commons Areas

c)

Party walls

d)

Outside of building

77.

Which does a condo owner own?

a)

Land underneath the condo

b)

Outside of building

c)

Airspace above the condo

d)

Equal portion of commons area & airspace inside condo

78.

A person lived in a friend's house for 20 years, with the friend's permission. This person

a)

Owns the property under adverse possession

b)

Owns the property under prescription

c)

Must pay rent to the owner

d)

Has no ownership interest

79.

I give my sister permission to live in a house I own until the death of her daughter. This is

a)

An ordinary life estate

b)

A life estate pur autre vie

c)

A leasehold interest

d)

A tenancy for life

80.

Upon expiration of a life estate, the property passes to the

a)

Life tenant

b)

Beneficiary

c)

Remainderman

d)

Trustee

81.

A widower dies without making a will. His surviving children inherit the property by

a)

Escheat

b)

Law of intestate succession by descent

c)

Estover

d)

Emblements

82.

Which of the following provides the most complete form of ownership?

a)

Fee total

b)

Fee simple absolute

c)

Fee on condition

d)

Leasehold