Chapter 6

This is the most widely used deed in California...?

grant deed

A deed to relinquish any interest in property which the grantor may have, without interference of possession is known as a...?

quitclaim deed

A valid deed requires which of the following...?

signature of grantor in writing competent grantor

The wrongful entry on to the land on another, either in person or by instrumentality, is referred to as...?

trespass

A quitclaim deed can be used in which of the following...?

Ajoint tenant conveying their interest to another joint tenant Dominant tenement relinquishing their interest in an easement The release of a condition

An easement by prescription results in the...?

Right of use

An easement by prescription is terminated by non-use for a period of at least...?

5 years

The use of a warranty deed has been largely supplanted by this deed in California...?

grant deed

This is a written instrument which when properly executed and delivered conveys title to real property from one person (grantor) to another (grantee)...?

deed

The statutory period for adverse possession in California is .......... and the payment of property taxes?

5 years

These types of liens always take priority over other liens...?

government liens

An easement by voluntary grant can be terminated by the signing of a...?

Merger

A deed used to convey real property which contains warranties of title and quiet possession, and the grantor thus agrees to defend the premises against the unlawful claims of third persons is known as a...?

warranty deed

These types of liens always take priority over other liens...?

deficiency judgement

A swimming pool built across a property line is an example of a/an...?

encroachment

This property type is exempt from a deficiency judgment...?

owner occupied, 1-4 family

The quitclaim deed is signed by the dominant tenement owner in favor of the...?

servient tenement

Adverse possession results in the...? `

transfer of title

Which of the following is an example of a deed...?

warranty deed quitclaim deed grant deed

A formal declaration made before an authorized person (ex: a notary public) by a person who has executed an instrument stating that the execution was his or her free act is known as...?

acknowledgement

The transferring of property to another is also referred to as...?

alienation

An unlawful intrusion onto another's adjacent property by improvements to real property is known as a...?

encroachment

The sale of property due to foreclosure is an example of...?

involuntary easement

Warranties in a warranty deed are...?

express

A grant deed includes two warranties, first that the grantor has not previously conveyed title to another grantee, and second, the property is not burdened by encumbrances at the conveyance of title...?

true

Alienation of a property can be voluntary or involuntary...?

true

The sale of property from a willing seller to a qualified buyer is an example of...?

voluntary alienation

How long is the redemption period if the loan amount is satisfied at a foreclosure auction...?

`3 months

A/an .......... is terminated when the easement is no longer a necessity for ingress and egress from the landlocked property?

`easement by necessity

A quitclaim deed includes warranties and representations...?

false