Unit 1-A

Question 1

The gradual addition of land by natural causes, such as shoreline movements

Answer 1

Accretion

Question 2

A document for owners of mobile/manufactured homes recorded to certify the home is legally affixed and is real property

Answer 2

Affidavit of Affixture

Question 3

Something that belongs to property and passes with property. “Runs with the Land”

Answer 3

Appurtenance

Question 4

An instrument in writing that transfers ownership of tangible personal property (e.g., furniture)

Answer 4

Bill of sale

Question 5

The legal rights conferred to owners of real property, including the rights of Disposition, Exclusion, Enjoyment, Possession, Control

Answer 5

Bundle of Rights (DEEPC)

Question 6

1. The act or process of taking private property for public use, through the government’s power of eminent domain. Also called Appropriation. 2. A declaration that a structure is unfit for occupancy and must be closed or demolished

Answer 6

Condemnation

Question 7

1. The illegal use of funds being held in trust. 2. The process of change real property to personal or personal property to real

Answer 7

Conversion

Question 8

Material objects - Tangible- Physical touch

Answer 8

Corporeal

Question 9

The donation of real estate to a government for a public use

Answer 9

Dedication

Question 10

A written instrument transferring the grantor’s ownership of, or interest in, real property

Answer 10

Deed

Question 11

Farm Crops that require annual cultivation, which may be removed by a tenant farmer if the owner sells the land; considered to be personal property, and so they are transferred through bill of sale. Also called Fructus Industrials

Answer 11

Emblements

Question 12

The power or right of governmental bodies to take private real estate for public use upon payment of just and equitable compensation to the owner. The legal process is called Condemnation or Appropriation

Answer 12

Eminent Domain

Question 13

A gradual loss of soil due to natural causes, such as the movements of wind or water

Answer 13

Erosion (Avulsion)

Question 14

The reversion of property to the state after a person dies without leaving a valid will or any heirs

Answer 14

Escheat

Question 15

A man-made attachement; an item of personal property that has been attached to the or closely associated with real property in such a way that it is now legally part of the real property

Answer 15

Fixture

Question 16

an item of inheritance

Answer 16

Hereditament

Question 17

A charistic of real property; each piece of land, each building, and each house is a unique piece of real estate

Answer 17

Heteogeneity

Question 18

Tangible items that are not permanently attached to or part of real estate; any property that is not real property, moveable property not affixed to land

Answer 18

Personal Property (Chattel, Personalty)

Question 19

The right of government to pass legislation protecting the safety, health, and welfare of the public

Answer 19

Police Power

Question 20

The physical land itself to the center of the earth and sky above, and anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings, improvements, growing plants, and fixtures, as well as the associated rights, such as water rights or easements. Also Called Realty

Answer 20

Real Property (Real Estate)

Question 21

Water rights

Answer 21

Riparian Rights

Question 22

The government’s right to raise money to pay for the cost of services and functions of the government

Answer 22

Taxation

Question 23

Everything of permanent nature associated with land and ordinarily transferred with the land. They are both tangible and intangible

Answer 23

Tenement

Question 24

Physical touch

Answer 24

Tangible

Question 25

No will or heirs

Answer 25

Intestate

Question 26

has will or heirs

Answer 26

Testate

Question 27

Police Power, Eminent Domain, Taxation, Escheat

Answer 27

Government rights (PETE)