Real Estate 2.9

When the grantor if a deed swears that he is conveying title of his own free will, his action is referred to as:

Acknowledgment

Jones died and left a will in which Titus was named to settle Jone's affairs. Titus would be called the estate's

Executor

Ima Coman owns a house. He sells his house to Mr. Dupe who pays all cash and agrees not to record the deed and not to move in for six months. A month after the first sale, Mr. Coman then sells the same house to Mr. Clueless, who records the deed and moves into the property. Some months later Mr. Dupe arrives to take possession of the house and discovers Mr. Clueless. If the case gets to court, which of the following is most likely true?

Mr. Clueless will obtain title by estoppel

jennings decided she will acquire title to a piece of unused land by adverse possession. in order to do this, jennings occupancy of the land must be

all of these choices

soil form smiths land is washed down and deposited on browns property. who owns the soil

brown

If a developed donates some land in a new subdivision to the city for use as a school, the developer has:

dedicated land to the city

Title to real property is conveyed by deed when:

delivered and accepted

a deed restriction is when a grantor retains some rights to the land for himself

false

all states allow nuncupative and holographic wills

false

descent and distribution is a form of voluntary alienation

false

after the statutory period has elapsed, what would a person have to do to formally establish clear title through adverse possession

file suit for quiet title

Which of the following deeds creates the greatest liability for the grantor?

general warranty deed

which type of deed creates the most liability for a seller

general warranty deed

when property is conveyed by deed, the buyer is referred to as the

grantee

In a foreclosure sale, what kind of deed does the mortgagor receive?

none of these choices

In order to examine a recorded deed, which of the following is necessary?

none of these choices

a lawsuit filed to formalize title obtain by adverse possession is called a

quiet title action

mr smith inherits a ranch in the midwest and without having seen it, wants to sell it. which is the best deed he can use to convey the ranch with the least liability to himself

quitclaim

which of the following is not essential to the validity of a deed

recording of the deed

the covenant whereby one warrants that he is the possessor and owner of property being conveyed is the covenant of

seizen

The covenant in a deed which guarantees to the grantee that no one has any other interest in the property, that will disturb the grantee's possession of the property, is known as the:

the covenant of quiet enjoyment

title to a property passes when

the deed is delivered and accepted

if a seller deposits the deed with an escrow agent but the seller dies before it is delivered to the purchaser, the transfer of title becomes effective on the date the deed was deposited into escrow due to the

the doctrine of relation back

a notary public witnesses an acknowledgement

true