Chapter 3C Quiz Bank

A mode of acquiring property that involves the addition of value to property through labor or the addition of new materials is known as what...?

accession

Alluvion is caused by a process known as what...?

accretion

In the case where the owner of a property has died without leaving a will, the fiduciary appointed to represent the estate is known as a/an...?

administrator

A means of acquiring title where an occupant has been in actual, open, notorious, exclusive, and continuous occupancy of property under a claim of right for the required statutory period is known as what...?

adverse possession

How many grantors must be included in the execution of a deed...?

as many as there are owners of the property

The statement "AND the party of the first part covenants has not done or suffered anything whereby the said premises have been encumbered in any way whatever, except as aforesaid." is typically found in what type of deed...?

bargain and sale deed

The transfer of the title of land from one to another is known as what...?

conveyance

An appropriation of land to some public use, made by the owner, and accepted for such use by or on behalf of the public is known as what...?

dedication

ACRIS can be found under which New York City website...?

department of finance

A person or institution appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of their will is known as a/an...?

executor

This type of deed must recite the full consideration in the transaction...?

executor deed

Who signs the deed prior to transfer of title...?

grantor

A _____ clause is also known as the "to have and to hold" clause...?

habendum clause

Eminent domain is an example of what...?

involuntary alienation

A supreme title to land which was originally acquired within the United States of America by a treaty is known as what...?

land patent

A method of identifying the legal description of a property is known as what...?

lot and block

Chris wants to research a property on the Department of Finance (ACRIS) website. Besides using the property's address, how else can Chris search to find information about the property...?

lot and block

The proposition that the contract for the conveyance of property merges into the deed of conveyance is known as what...?

merger doctrine

A legal description, as found in the Schedule A, is described using what...?

metes and bounds

This type of deed is usually used to remove a cloud from the title...?

quitclaim deed

This type of deed is used to convey real property sold pursuant to a judicial order in an action for the foreclosure of a mortgage or for partition...?

referee's deed

What type of deed is typically delivered by a 3rd party...?

referee's deed

A section of a deed that may refer to a plat map, which includes the block and lot number of a particular piece of property is known as what...?

reference to a plat

The type of deed is typically determined by what...?

the quality of title in a transaction

The transfer of title to an asset with the consent of the owner is known as what...?

voluntary alienation