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re ch2a
Real Estate Chapter 2a
Question | Answer |
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1. Ms. Jones was killed in an automobile accident. When the courts were called upon to distribute her property, they found she had died intestate. This means that she died | without a will. |
2. If a married man with two children died without leaving a will, separate property that was purchased by him before he married and was maintained as separate property during the marriage would be distributed as follows: | One- third to the widow and two- thirds to the children |
3. How many acres are there in a parcel of property that includes the following: the NW ¼ of the SW ¼ , the E ½ of the NW ¼ , and the NE ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 5? | 160 acres |
4. The state urgently needs a piece of property to complete a project for public use. The owner did not wish to sell. Which method could be used to acquire the property? | Eminent domain |
5. The term escheat is a legal term meaning | title has reverted to the state. |
6. The water flowing down a river gradually builds up the land along the bank by leaving deposits of soil; this action is called | accretion. |
7. All of the following statements concerning wills are correct? | A statutory will uses a form approved by the state. A holographic will must be signed An administratrix is appointed by a probate court. A person who receives real property by will is known as a devisee. |
8. Deeds are used to transfer property. Which deed contains no implied or expressed warranties? | Quitclaim deed |
9. The executrix of an estate is | named in the testator’s will. |
10. To be valid, a deed must | contain a proper description of the property. |
11. “ Beginning on a point on the North line of Bard Avenue distant 218.00 feet East from the Northeast corner of Bard Avenue and Elm Street.” This legal description is | metes and bounds. |
12. Which of the following is ARE base and meridians found in California? | Humboldt Mt. Diablo San Bernardino |
14. Hostile, open, and notorious use of another person’s land for five years is required for title by | adverse possession. |
15. An instrument by which the government grants title to a person is a( n) | patent. |
16. Recording of a deed gives | constructive notice. |
17. A deeds to B, who does not record the deed or take physical possession of the property. A then deeds to C, who had no notice of the prior deed to B. C records the deed. In a dispute over title between B and C, which rule would be important? | He or she who records first is the first in right. |
18. Which statement regarding deeds is true? | A minor who is not emancipated can receive title but can-not convey title without court action. Incompetent persons cannot convey title without court action. A valid deed need not be recorded. |
19. An after acquired title provision occurs in a | grant deed. |
20. Who signs a grant deed? | Grantor |