CA real estate principles Quiz: Characteristics of Real Property

How many acres are in the following legal description? E 1/2 of SW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Section 23

20 acres

A township contains 36 sections numbered consecutively beginning in the northeast corner of each section. How would the section directly south of section 16 be numbered?

21

A full township contains

23,040 acres

A standard township would be

36 square miles

A section of land, as used in the government survey method, may be described as:

640 acres. 1,760 yards X 1,760 yards.

Ownership of oil and gas is governed by the rule of __________ .

Capture

Which of the following legal descriptions uses a principal meridian?

Government survey

A plat map is used in which type of legal description

Lot and block

In what corner of a township would you find Section 1?

Northeast corner

All of the following are types of adequate property descriptions, EXCEPT

Street and number

When determining if an item is a fixture, a court of law will apply which of the following tests?

The method of attachment, the adaptation of the item to the real property, the intention of the annexor, and the agreement of the parties.

Anything that has been permanently attached to the land and becomes part of the real estate by way of its attachment is known a

a fixture

A metes and bounds description always

begins and ends at the same identifiable point.

An appurtenance:

is an interest that transfers with a piece of land when sold. may be air rights, water rights, mineral and/or gas rights, and support rights. can be sold separately from the land. --*All of the above

Real property is defined as:

land and everything permanently attached to it

The north boundary of John's property has suffered a collapse caused by his neighbor digging a well. The neighbor has violated John's right to

lateral support

To convey real property there must always be an accurate

legal description

There are two categories of attachments. They are

natural and man made

In California, the body of law that regulates the use of water is known as the:

system of prior appropriation

A special right given to tenant farmers for planted crops is known as:

the doctrine of emblements