Course 3 Real Estate Quizzes 13-15

A transfer of benefits and obligations within a contract to a 3rd party who is not originally a party to the contract is known as a/an...?

Assignment

An environmental impact report is required under which Act...?

California Environmental Quality Act

A long-term physical or mental impairment, or condition, that substantially limits a person's major activities is known as a...?

Disability

Which of the following can sue for violations of the fair housing laws...?

Homebuyers Testers The California Attorney General D) All of the above

Which of the following is considered temporary zoning...?

Interim zoning

A lease in which the rent is determined by the amount of business done by the lessee is known as a...?

Percentage lease

The right of a tenant to use the property without interference of possession is known as...?

Quiet enjoyment

The notice for termination of a lease must be in writing...?

TRUE

The right to quiet enjoyment is an example of an express covenant in a lease...?

TRUE

The use of service animals is protected under the ADA...?

TRUE

What does a landlord receive from the courts that authorizes the Sheriff to evict a tenant...?

Writ of possession

Zoning laws in California were enacted in...?

1917

The maximum security deposit for a furnished apartment is...?

3 months

This is a federal law protecting the rights of individuals with physical or mental impairments...?

Americans with Disabilities Act

Spot zoning is legal in California...?

FALSE

The refusal to lend money within a specific area is known as...?

Redlining

A net lease is commonly used with office tenants...?

TRUE

The National Environmental Policy Act was enacted in...?

1969

The Endangered Species Act was enacted in...?

1973

A systematic regulation of construction of building within a municipality established by ordinance or law is known as a...?

Building code

Agreements written into deeds and other instruments promising performance or nonperformance of certain acts, or stipulating certain uses or non-uses of the property are known as...?

Covenants

The Unruh Civil Rights Act is a federal law...?

FALSE

The courts tend to favor landlords over tenants...?

FALSE

The Civil Rights Act of 1968 is also known as the...?

Federal Fair Housing Act

A lease which provides for a varying rental rate, often based upon future determination, is known as a...?

Graduated lease

In order to start the eviction process, the landlord must provide the tenant with a...?

Notice to Pay Rent or Quit

The right of any political body to enact laws and enforce them, for the order, safety, health, morals and general welfare of the public is known as...?

Police power

The purpose of ............is to punish a wrong doer for their actions?

Punitive damages

Which of the following is considered a protected class under the fair housing laws...?

Race Religion Familial status D) All of the above

Which of the following acts is most closely associated with financial lenders...?

Redlining

A percentage lease is most commonly used with .............tenants?

Retail

Using racial, ethnic, or religious criteria in suggesting, recommending, and/or influencing individuals regarding locations for the purchase or rental of a single family residence or rental dwelling is known as...?

Steering

Which of the following acts is prohibited under the fair housing laws...?

Steering Blockbusting Redlining D) All of the above

Which of the following regulates the marketing and finance of subdivided properties...?

Subdivided Lands Act

Under a lease agreement, the tenant is entitled to quiet enjoyment of the apartment...?

TRUE

Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, a lender cannot reject a borrower's application if the borrower's income includes public assistance...?

TRUE

The authorization to improve or develop a particular property in a manner not authorized by zoning is known as...?

Variance

The maximum security deposit for an unfurnished apartment is...?

2 months

The removal of a tenant by the landlord because the tenant breached a condition of a lease or another rental contract is known as...?

Actual eviction

This refers to the use of prejudice to instill fear, or panic in order to motivate individuals in a particular area or neighborhood to sell or dispose of their property because of the entrance, or potential entry, of a protected class...?

Blockbusting

A landlord may use a tenant's security deposit as liquidated damages...?

FALSE

A variance is considered illegal as it does not conform to the local zoning resolution...?

FALSE

Security deposits may be non-refundable...?

FALSE

A lease in which the rental amount remains the same for the entire lease term is known as a...?

Fixed Lease

Which of the following court cases challenged the constitutionality of the Civil Rights Act of 1866...?

Jones vs. Mayer

A lease requiring a lessee to pay charges against the property such as taxes, insurance and maintenance costs in addition to rental payments, is known as a...?

Net lease

The historical use whereby an individual would ask to use a property for a historical use, otherwise they will have to endure undue hardship, is known as a/an...?

Non-conforming use

Which of the following is considered an exception to zoning regulations...?

Non-conforming use Variance Conditional-use permit D) All of the above

Under a typical residential lease, the tenant is responsible for which of the following...?

Paying rent Maintaining the apartment Disposing of garbage D) All of the above

Which of the following is primarily concerned with the physical aspects of a subdivision...?

Subdivisions Map Act

A fixed lease is also known as a gross lease...?

T (True)

Volunteers from state or private agencies who enforce fair housing by claiming to be home seekers, thereby finding out if brokers deal fairly with all clients/customers, are known as...?

TESTERS

A covenant may run with the land...?

TRUE

A financial lender may reject a borrower's application if the borrower lacks the necessary credit to purchase the property...?

TRUE

A lease must be in writing if the term is greater than one year...?

TRUE

Blockbusting is also known as panic selling...?

TRUE

Familial status is a protected class under the fair housing laws...?

TRUE

Gender is considered a protected class under the federal fair housing laws...?

TRUE

Inclusionary zoning allows for more affordable housing...?

TRUE

Landlords may charge a late charge to the tenant if the tenant fails to pay the rent on time...?

TRUE

The division of an area into zones, as to restrict the number and types of buildings and their uses, is known as...?

Zoning

In order to start construction on a house, an owner must obtain a...?

Building permit

A lease may be terminated by which of the following means...?

Written notice Foreclosure Illegal use of the premises D) All of the above

The government is given which of the following powers under police power...?

Eminent domain Zoning Rent control D) All of the above

Blockbusting is most closely associated with...?

Homeowners

The Unruh Civil Rights Act is associated with discrimination involving...?

Businesses

This is a federal law that prohibits all discrimination on the basis of race only...?

Civil Rights Act of 1866

The exercising of the government's right of eminent domain is known as...?

Condemnation

The taking of private property for public use, with fair compensation to the owner, is known as...?

Condemnation

Any disturbance of the tenant's possession of the leased premises by the landlord whereby the premises are rendered unfit or unsuitable for the purpose for which they were leased is known as...?

Constructive eviction

The right of the government to acquire property for necessary public or quasi-public use by condition is known as...?

Eminent domain

Ancestry is considered a protected class under the federal fair housing laws...?

FALSE

The Clean Air Act is a State Act...?

FALSE

Zoning regulations cannot be challenged by the public...?

FALSE

This is a federal prohibition on discrimination in sale, rental, financing, or appraisal of housing on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, handicap, or familial status...?

Fair Housing Act of 1968

What type of lease is commonly used to rent residential apartments...?

Gross lease

A developer who wants to build on a vacant piece of land may opt for what type of lease...?

Ground Lease

This is a court order that requires someone to do, or refrain from doing, a particular act...?

Injunction

The sale of 50 or more subdivided properties over State lines...?

Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act

Which of the following can be held liable for housing discrimination...?

Real estate brokers Lenders Homeowners associations D) All of the above

New commercial spaces must be ADA compliant...?

TRUE

Punitive damages may be awarded for violations of the Civil Rights Act of 1866...?

TRUE

Re-zoning is considered an amendment to the current zoning laws...?

TRUE

Retaliatory eviction is considered illegal...?

TRUE

The Fair Housing Act applies to leasing as well as the sale of residential properties...?

TRUE

The government can regulate land use through zoning...?

TRUE

The landlord is responsible for making their apartments habitable for tenants...?

TRUE

Steering is most closely associated with...?

Buyers

The basic rules establishing the rights and obligations of owners within a subdivision are known as...?

CC&R's

An agreement for the use of land only, sometimes secured by improvements placed on the land by the user is known as a...?

Ground lease