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Zoning laws manage the development and use of land.

A) True
B) False

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Glen,the owner of Harvest Farm,and Ima,the tenant of the farmhouse on the property,may create a fixed-term tenancy by


A) deed.
B) express contract.
C) implication.
D) sufferance.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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Quito and Raul own a condo near San Francisco Bay as joint tenants.Raul sells his ownership rights in the condo to Timor.Quito and Timor own the condo as


A) community property owners.
B) joint tenants.
C) tenants at sufferance.
D) tenants in common.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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If property is owned as community property,a spouse owns an undivided one-half interest in it.

A) True
B) False

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Chrissy and Devon are not married to each other,but they share the ownership of Elm Street Offices,a commercial building.When they acquired the building,they agreed in writing that if one dies,the other in?herits his or her interest.Are Chrissy and Devon concurrent owners? If so,in what type of concurrent ownership are their rights held? If not,how is their ownership classified? Fagin leases an office in the Elm Street building for a one-year term.If Fagin moves out before the end of the term of the lease,what hap?pens to the leased property?

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Chrissy and Devon hold the Elm Street Of...

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Usually,a lease terminates when its terms ends.

A) True
B) False

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Fact Pattern 50-1A Nikita owns land in Ohio.Her ownership rights include the right to sell or give away the property without restriction,and the right to commit waste,if she chooses. -Refer to Fact Pattern 50-1A.Nikita's ownership interest is


A) a fee simple absolute.
B) a leasehold estate.
C) a life estate.
D) an easement.

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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Zoning restrictions are absolute.

A) True
B) False

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Uberto and Vicki are married and own a mountain cabin in Wyoming in such a way that neither may transfer separately his or her interest during his or her lifetime.Uberto and Vicki own the lodge as


A) community property owners.
B) tenants at sufferance.
C) tenants by the entirety.
D) tenants in common.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Xavier owns a duplex that he leases to Yves and Zeb.Xavier may sell


A) the duplex at any time.
B) the duplex,but only after the lease expires and the tenants move out.
C) the duplex,but only with the tenants' permission.
D) the lease,but not the duplex.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Buster conveys one square block in Center City "to Diana for life,then to Center City." For Diana,this creates


A) a fee simple absolute.
B) a leasehold estate.
C) a life estate.
D) an easement.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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The owner of real property has relatively exclusive rights to the airspace above the land.

A) True
B) False

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Inverse condemnation occurs when an owner simply gives private property to the government without accepting any compensation.

A) True
B) False

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Metes and bounds is the traditional term for the negotiations that result in a transfer of real property.

A) True
B) False

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A tenant can withhold rent for any reason.

A) True
B) False

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Eminent domain is the right of an owner in fee simple ab?solute to use property to whomever he or she wishes.

A) True
B) False

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Fact Pattern 50-1A Nikita owns land in Ohio.Her ownership rights include the right to sell or give away the property without restriction,and the right to commit waste,if she chooses. -Refer to Fact Pattern 50-1A.Nikita conveys some of her land to Reggie with the right to possess and use the property for a certain period of time.Nikita has given Reggie


A) a fee simple absolute.
B) a leasehold estate.
C) a life estate.
D) an easement.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Only two persons can hold property as tenants in common.

A) True
B) False

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Elsa,the owner of Fertile Farm,sells Gina a right to camp on Fertile land overnight.Gina's right is


A) a leasehold estate.
B) a license.
C) an easement.
D) a profit.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Andy leases to Burgertown Franchise Corporation a 10,000 square-foot building under a written lease with a twenty-year term,rent payable an?nually.The lease includes a clause stating that Burgertown is re?sponsi?ble for making all necessary repairs,including rebuilding the structure after its destruction by any cause beyond Andy's control.The lease does not include a clause concerning its assignment.One day after the tenth rental payment,Burgertown,without Andy's knowledge or consent,as?signs its interest in the lease to Chicken Hut Restaurants,Inc.Mean?while,Andy dies and Dotty inherits Andy's interest in the building.Without the knowledge or consent of either Burgertown or Chicken Hut,Dotty sells the building to Earnest Investments,Inc.The next month,the building is destroyed in the flood of a nearby river.Burgertown rebuilds it and files a suit against Earnest for the expense.Earnest responds that the lease has terminated.Is Earnest correct? If so,when did the lease termi?nate? If not,is Earnest liable for the cost of re?building the structure? Why or why not?

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Earnest is not correct.The lease has not...

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