Real Estate Principles Unit 14

Under the provisions of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, a buyer of residential property has a ____ day opportunity to have the dwelling tested for lead-based paint hazards.

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An architectural style that features a distinctive gambrel roof and dormers, and has 1 1/2 or 2 1/2 stories is

Dutch colonial

When you divide the capacity of an air conditioner in BTUs by the number of watts of electricity required to run it, you get its

EER

The metal used by builders to prevent the seepage of water at certain joints in buildings is known as

Flashing serves as protection against water entering the building framework at valleys in the roof and at other critical joints between the roof and wall sections. Flashing is usually made of galvanized steel.

To protect homeowners against unfair practices of insurance companies, the legislature added the

Following the major Southern California fires of 2003, the legislature added the Homeowner's Bill of Rights of 2004 to the Insurance Code.

Which of the following is a wet, rather than dry, form of wall finishing?

Plaster

California regulates the building industry through

The State of California regulates the building industry through building codes and by requiring building contractors to be licensed.

In applying the principles of the Easton v. Strassburger case, real estate licensees are obligated to give prospective buyers of certain real estate

The landmark case of Easton v. Strassburger gave rise to the Real Estate Transfer Disclosure Statement, which lists known defects and those which can be discovered by a reasonably diligent investigation of the accessible areas of the property.

Studding in a single-family dwelling is usually

The letters O.C. stand for "On Center." Stud spacing is usually 16" O.C. This means that the distance from the center line of one stud to the center line of the nearest stud is 16" on center.

Which of the following architectural styles adjoins or shares a common (party) wall with a neighboring house?

Townhouse

Most California houses are built without

a basement

When considering the floor plan of a house, all of the following are considered desirable EXCEPT

all rooms in a line, with entry from one to the next

The requirement to brace water heaters against falling or horizontal displacement due to earthquake motion applies to

all water heaters, new and replacement.

For earthquake safety, California building codes require that the foundation be connected to the sill using

anchor bolts

Interior walls can be finished with plasterboard, also called

drywall

A developer ordered two truckloads of backfill during the construction of a home. He ordered this for the purpose of

filling the area around the foundation.

B.T.U.'s would indicate

heating output; B.T.U. stands for British Thermal Unit. One BTU is the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit in temperature.

A roof which slopes downward to each side of the structure from the ridge line is called a

hip roof.

The MOST luxurious floor plan gives each bedroom

its own adjoining bathroom

Parallel wooden members that support floors and ceiling are

joists

When measuring the interior square footage of a house, the accepted standard is to

measure from the exterior face of outside walls.

Out of the total number of single-family homes purchased in the United States, manufactured homes account for

one-third.

A builder was going to build a home on a 75' x 125' lot and wanted it to fit in relation to its surroundings. This placement would be known as

orientation

The placement of a house on a site is called its

orientation

The most common style of manufactured home is the

ranch

Insulation materials are rated by their effectiveness according to their "R-value." The rating system is used to rate the material's

resistance to flow of heat.

The highest point of construction of a wood frame building is the

ridge board

State building codes are enforced by

the appropriate municipal or county governing authority.

The effectiveness of various kinds of insulation is measured by

their R-value

The word "percolation" deals with

water flow through soil.