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Real Estate 1
Real Estate Principals lesson 1
Question | Answer |
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Property | rights or interest |
Governmental powers | police power escheat taxation, eminent domain |
Personal property | movable property |
mortagage, trust deeds and stocks are? | personal property |
personal property can be? | aliented,hypothecated, or become real property |
alient? | to convey or transfer |
real property | immovable |
What happens to mineral rights when sold? | they automatically transfer with the property |
How far does one own when they own land | space beneath to the center of the earth and the airspace above it |
hypothecated?? | use as collateral but still have access to it |
Riparian rights? | right to river |
Littoral rights? | right to lake |
Appropriation? | only the state can take away riparian rights |
Surface waters? | may protect his land from water but cannot by putting it off on someone else's land |
Water table? | denoted the depth where water is found |
what point is land deeded to? | mean high tide |
percolating water | underground waters not in a defined channel |
Fixtures are? | incorporated to the land |
how many tests are there to determine if something is a fixture? | five |
What are the five tests to determine if something is a fixture? | MARIA-method,Adaptability,relationship,intention,agreement |
What is the most important test in determining whether something is a fixture? | intention |
what are not tests to determine if something is a fixture? | size and cost of the item |
Trade fixtures? | items that are unique to a trade or buisness |
can trade fixture be removed? | yes |
Are trade fixtures real property? | no |
Appurtenances? | anything used with the land for its benefit |
What passes automatically with the land? | appurtenances |
Stock in a mutual water company is? | appurtenance |
Estate? | ownership |
What are the two types of estates? | freehold and less-than-freehold |
freehold estate | may have encumberances |
fee simple absolute | the owner holds title without any qualifications |
what is the greatest degree of ownership | fee simple absolute |
fee simple defeasible | there are conditions or limitations of the use of the property |
Life estate? | an estate limited to the life of another |
holder of a life estate? | may sell,encumber, or lease for the duration of the life estate |
what happens when a life estate ends? | lease or encumbrance is terminated |
estate in reversion? | held by original grantor |
estate in remainder? | estate goes to the appointed survivor |
less-than-freehold estate | lease |
what are the types of less-than-freehold estates? | estate for years,periodic tenancy,will,sufferance |
estate of years? | continues for a definant period of time |
estate of periodic tenancy | continues from period to period (month-to-month) |
What are the types of leases? | gross,net,percentage,graduated,sandwhich |
percentage lease? | lessee pays rent based of percentage of gross receipts |
leasehold estate in real property? | are personal property |
the lessee owns? | the less-than-freehold estate |
Although a lease transfers temporary possession? | not ownership of the real property |
The lessor holds? | "reversionary interest" |
what is the max lease on agriculter | 51 years |
what is the max lease on property that is not agriculter | 99 years |
how long does a lease have to be in writing | longer than one year |
who must sign the written lease? | the lessor |
When does a tenant have the right to terminate a lease? | landlord breaks terms of contract |
how much can a tenant spend in order to make a needed repair? | one months rent and only twice in one year |
remedies of landlord? | what a landlord can do if tenant fails to pay rent |
quiet enjoyment possession? | tenant has the right to quiet enjoyment |
eviction by the landlord or another person who has pramount title? | is a breach of his covenant |
surrender | termination of lease by mutual agrement between parties |
Assignmemnt | All time in property |
Sublease | Some time |
rent | consideration for the use of property |
how is the rent of a warehouse determined? | square foot |
Security deposit? | can't exceed two months rent on unfurnished and three months rent on furnished |
license | personal, revocable |
title vesting? | tenancy is a mode of holding property(how it's owned?) |
Separate vesting? | ownership in severalty/sole ownership |
con current estate? | simultaneous ownership by two or more |
Joint tenancy? | right of surviviorship & "4 unities" time,title,interest,possession |
what are the four unities of time? | time, title,interest,possession |
Joint tenancy can? | Not be willed |
Tenancy in Common? | No right of surviviorship,possession, can be willed |
Community property? | all property acquired by husband and wife during marriage |
house much is owned by each spouse with community property? | 50% |
Separate property? | is acquired by gift,inheritance, or prior to marriage |
how long does a spouse have to void the sale of community property | one year |
when can a husband or wife dispose of his or her half of interest? | by will |
when a deed names husband and wife? | the vesting is considered community property |