Real Estate Principles - Chapter Five; Encumbrances

Liens are classified as a.) easements. b.) writs of attachment. c.) encumbrances. d.) encroachments.

c.) (encumbrances.)

Which of the following could NOT file a mechanic's lien? a.) Home improvement lender b.) Contractor c.) Equipment lessor d.) Architect

a.) (Home improvement lender)

The right of an owner of a parcel of land to travel over an adjoining parcel of land is known as a.) an encroachment. b.) an easement. c.) a restriction. d.) a covenant.

b.) (an easement.)

A notice of nonresponsibility would protect an owner from a.) trespassers. b.) a foreclosure. c.) a mechanic's lien. d.) an eviction.

c.) (a mechanic's lien.)

A prohibition in a deed against a property use is known as a.) an easement. b.) a condition. c.) a restriction. d.) an encroachment.

c.) (a restriction.)

When a landowner has the right to travel over the property of an adjoining landowner, the property that benefits from the easement right is called the a.) servient tenement. b.) tenant at will. c.) dominant tenement. d.) life tenant.

c.) (dominant tenement.)

A promise by a property owner NOT to do something is called a a.) restriction. b.) restraint on alienation. c.) prescription. d.) covenant.

d.) (covenant.)

An improvement that extends onto an adjacent property without permission is an a.) avulsion. b.) easement. c.) encumbrance. d.) encroachment.

d.) (encroachment.)

A mechanic's lien requires a.) a deed. b.) a servient tenement. c.) a promissory note. d.) preliminary notice.

d.) (preliminary notice.)

A condition that would prohibit a property owner from transferring title to the property is known as a a.) writ of attachment. b.) judgment. c.) restriction. d.) restraint on alienation.

d.) (restraint on alienation.)