Section 1 - unit 2

What is the "Doctrine of Prior Appropriation?"

A doctrine that gives the state control of water use and the water supply

What is an emblement?

A plant or crop that is considered personal property

Which of the following is considered real property?

A tree growing on a parcel of land

An item can be converted from real to personal property and vice versa by means of which processes?

Affixing and severance

What is the primary thrust of federal involvement in real estate law?

Broad regulation of usage

Which level of government controls zoning laws?

County and local

What are the three unique physical characteristics of land?

Immobile, indestructible, heterogeneous

Which of the following is the best definition of real estate?

Land and everything permanently attached to it

Which of the following terms refers to the rights of a property that abuts a stream or river?

Riparian

Which of the following is an example of intangible property?

Stock

What guarantees the right of private ownership of real estate in the United States?

The Constitution

Under the doctrine of littoral rights, an owner claims ownership of all of the land underlying a lake where there are three other abutting property owners. Which of the following is true?

The owner's claim is invalid, because the state owns the underlying land.

The right to use real property is limited by

The right of others to use and enjoy their property.

Which of the following is included in the legal concept of land?

The surface of the earth and all natural things permanently attached to the earth

What part of a non-navigable waterway does the owner of an abutting property own?

To the middle of the waterway

Which of the following is included in the bundle of rights inherent in ownership?

To transfer

A grocer temporarily installs special fruit and vegetable coolers in a leased grocery store in order to prevent spoilage. The coolers would be considered which of the following?

Trade fixtures that are personal property

The major sources of real estate law are legislation at federal, state and local level, and

court decisions.

The overriding test of whether an item is a fixture or personal property is

its definition as one or the other in a sale or lease contract.

The primary distinction between the legal concepts of land and real estate is that

land does not include man-made structures.

The primary distinction between the legal concepts of real estate and real property is that

real property includes ownership of a bundle of rights.

Surface rights, air rights and subsurface rights are

separable.