Chapter 6 Quiz

A man and a woman are next door neighbors. The woman tells the man that he can store his bulldozer in her yard for a few weeks. The woman did not charge the man rent for the use of her yard. The woman has given the man? A) an easement appurtenant B) an easement by necessity C) an estate in land D) a license

a license

A portion of a man's building was inadvertently built on a neighbor's land. This is called an A) accretion B) avulsion C) encroachment D) easement

encroachment

A woman owned the fee simple title to a vacant lot adjacent to a hospital and was persuaded to make a gift of the lot. She wanted to have some control over its use, so her attorney prepared her a deed to convey ownership of the lot to the hospital "so long as it is used for hospital purposes." After completion of the gift, the hospital will own a A) Life estate B) tenancy for years C) fee determinable D) periodic tenancy

fee determinable

A person who has complete control over a parcel of real estate is said to own a A) leasehold estate B) fee simple estate C) life estate D) defeasible fee estate

fee simple estate

A power company has the right to install electric lines across property controlled by different owners. The power company has an easement A) by necessity B) in gross C) by prescription D) appurtenant

in gross

As easement acquired by constant, open, and adverse use is called an easement by A) appurtenance B) prescription C) necessity D) implication

prescription

A man conveys the ownership of his house to his mother and stipulates that upon her death he will recapture ownership. The interest the man has in the property is a A) remainder interest. B) curtesy estate. C) legal life estate. D) reversionary interest.

reversion estate

Your neighbors use your driveway to reach their garage on their property. Your attorney explains that ownership of the neighbors' real estate includes an easement appurtenant giving them the driveway right. Your property is the: A) dominant tenement B) leasehold interest C) servient estate D) license property

servient estate

Which of the following encumbrances affects the title to property and is considered a general lien? A) judgment B) mortgage C) Priority D) restrictive covenant

Judgement

Which of the following is a freehold estate? A) life estate B) estate for years C) estate at will D) Easement in gross

Life estate