Legal Aspects of Real Estate: Q6/Chp 13-14

Question 1

1) A(n) __________ is the right of one property owner to use the property of another.
a. easement detainer (UD)
b. reversion
c. unlawful
d. ejectment

Answer 1

a. easement detainer (UD)

Question 2

2) The property which benefits from an easement is referred to as the:
a. servient tenement.
b. diminutive tenement.
c. dominant tenement.
d. All of the above.

Answer 2

c. dominant tenement.

Question 3

3) A(n) ___________ belongs to an individual and is their personal right.
a. easement in gross
b. appurtenant easement
c. easement running with the land
d. encroachment

Answer 3

a. easement in gross

Question 4

4) ________ easements restrict an owner’s ability to maintain or construct any improvements which interfere with a neighbor’s solar energy system.
a. Light
b. Air
c. View
d. Solar

Answer 4

d. Solar

Question 5

5) A(n) ____________ is a voluntary conveyance of the right to keep land in its natural or historic condition.
a. solar easement
b. conservation easement
c. costal easement
d. air easement

Answer 5

b. conservation easement

Question 6

6) A(n) ____________ has been created when an owner conveys a parcel of property but reserves the right to continue using a portion of the conveyed property.
a. exception
b. easement by reservation
c. trespass
d. omission

Answer 6

b. easement by reservation

Question 7

7) An easement created by conduct without any prior agreement between the owner and the easement user is called a(n):
a. inverse condemnation.
b. reversive easement.
c. encroaching easement.
d. implied easement.

Answer 7

d. implied easement.

Question 8

8) To establish an implied easement, the use by the prior owner needs to be:
a. known or obvious to both the prior owner and the buyer.
b. regularly used during the prior owner’s ownership.
c. intended to be permanent.
d. All of the above.

Answer 8

d. All of the above.

Question 9

9) If a property is landlocked, the owner of the property may be able to acquire a(n):
a. easement by necessity.
b. partial easement.
c. easement by grant.
d. prescriptive easement.

Answer 9

a. easement by necessity.

Question 10

10) A(n) __________ is established by the adverse use of another’s property for a period over five years.
a. easement by necessity
b. implied easement
c. easement by grant
d. prescriptive easement

Answer 10

d. prescriptive easement