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A series of questions and answers related to real estate law, focusing on topics such as contract law, property rights, and real estate transactions. It covers key concepts like bilateral contracts, contingencies, rescission, liquidated damages, and various types of property ownership. The material is structured as a series of questions followed by verified answers, making it a useful resource for students or professionals preparing for exams or seeking to reinforce their understanding of real estate law principles. It also touches on legal aspects such as the statute of limitations, uniform vendor and purchaser risk act, and fair housing regulations, providing a comprehensive overview of the legal landscape in real estate. Designed to test and enhance knowledge of real estate law, offering clear and concise explanations for each question.
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If |I |am |makes |an |offer |on |a |house |and |the |seller |excepts |in |writing. |What |is |the |current |status |of |this |relationship? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Because |the |seller |has |promised |to |sell |and |the |buyer |has | promised |to |buy, |it |is |clearly |a |bilateral |contract. |It |is |express |because |they |announced |their | intentions |in |writing. |This |contract |is |executory |because |the |sale |has |not |closed |yet Additional |conditions |that |must |be |satisfied |before |a |sales |contract |is |fully |enforceable |are |called |- | VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-contingencies If |I'm |in |allows |a |woman |to |back |out |of |the |contract, |returned |the |earnest |money |to |her, |and |both | are |back |to |the |positions |they |held |before |the |contract, |the |contract |has |been |- |VERIFIED | ANSWER✔✔-Rescission |allows |both |parties |to |return |to |their |original |possessions |before |the | contract, |so |any |monies |exchange |must |be |returned A |buyer |makes |an |offer |to |buy |a |sellers |house. |Pursuant |it |to |this |offer, |the |buyer |is |obligated |to | perform |only |if |the |buyer |is |first |able |to |sell |her |condo. |This |is |an |example |of |- |VERIFIED | ANSWER✔✔-A |property |sale |contingency |protects |a |buyer |who |has |to |sell |a |property |in |order |to |buy |the |sellers |property On |March | 7 |a |buyer |and |a |seller |execute |a |contract |for |the |purchase |of |the |sellers |property. |Closing | is |set |for |June |10. |On |April | 15 |the |property |is |struck |by |lightning |and |destroyed |by |the |resulting |fire. | If |the |uniform |vendor |and |purchase |or |risk |act |has |been |adopted |by |the |state |in |which |the |property | is |located, |which |party |bears |liability |for |the |loss? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-In |states |that |have | adopted |the |uniform |vendor |and |purchaser |act, |the |seller |remains |responsible |for |the |property |until | the |day |of |closing The |term |statue |of |limitation |is |best |described |as |the |limitation |on |the |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Every | state |limits |the |right |during |which |parties |to |a |contract |may |bring |a |legal |action |to |enforce |their | rights. |Rights |not |enforced |within |the |Applicable |time |period |Are |lost
In |case |the |buyer |decides |not |to |buy |for |no |legal |reason, |the |contract |may |provide |at |the |earnest | money |is |there |as |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Liquidated |damages |limit |the |compensation |available |to | the |injured |party |should |a |breach |of |contract |occur What |is |minimum |consideration |in |a |valid |contract |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Anything |the |parties | agree |is |good |and |valuable What |is |an |example |of |a |unilateral |contract |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-In |a |unilateral |contract |only |one | party |is |obligated |to |perform. |The |optionor-owner |of |the |property |must |sell |at |the |agreed-upon |price |only |if |the |optionee |he |decides |to |buy A |woman |is |buying |a |man's |house |and |wants |to |take |over |the |mortgage. |The |lender |releases |the | man |from |the |obligation |substituting |the |woman |as |the |party |liable |for |the |debt. |This |new |agreement |is |called |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Novation A |real |estate |broker |in |ounces |to |the |sales |people |in |her |office |that |she |will |pay |$1000 |bonus |to |the | top |selling |sales |person |each |quarter. |This |contract |is |an |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |offer |of |a |bonus |to |the |top |selling |sales |person |each |quarter |is |an |express |contract |because |the |broker |clearly |stated | her |intentions |and |words |to |the |sales |people. |It |is |unilateral |contract |because |she's |obligated |to |keep |her |promise |but |the |sales |people |are |not |obligated |to |perform A |testamentary |trust |is |created |by |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |will In |any |Township |what |is |the |number |of |the |section |designated |as |the |school |section |- |VERIFIED | ANSWER✔✔- Lonnie |conveys |the |ownership |of |his |house |to |his |mother |and |stipulates |that |upon |her |death |he |will | recapture |ownership. |The |interest |Lonnie |has |in |the |property |is |a |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔- reversionary |interest If |a |creator |of |a |life |estate |chooses |not |to |name |my |remainderman |the |creator |has |- |VERIFIED | ANSWER✔✔-The |property |will |revert |back |to |the |creator
ANSWER✔✔-If |an |owner |has |a |beneficial |use |for |scarce |water, |this |falls |under |the |doctrine |of |prior | appropriation Jamal |Morton |an |herb |are |joint |tenants |in |a |parcel |of |land. |Herb |conveys |his |interest |to |his |longtime | friend |Walid. |After |the |conveyance |Jamall |and |Morton |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Remain |joint |tenants | owning |a |two |thirds |interest One |of |the |drawbacks |of |a |corporation |is |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Double |taxation A |syndicate |may |be |set |up |as |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |trust |a |partnership |or |a |corporation Rights |granted |to |owners |along |a |river |or |stream |are |known |as |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Riparian | rights A |trust |is |a |legal |arrangement |in |which |title |to |property |is |held |for |the |benefit |of |a |third-party |by |a |- | VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-trustee PITT |stands |for |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Possession Interest Time Title The |term |"metes" |refers |to |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Distance Mary |received |a |life |estate |in | 310 |Broadway. |Mary |died |in |2011. |This |means |that |the |life |estate |- | VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |life |estate |is |a |freehold |estate |limited |in |duration |to |the |life |of |the |owner |or |some |other |designated |person He |governments |payment |to |a |landowner |for |seizure |of |his |or |her |property |is |called |- |VERIFIED | ANSWER✔✔-Just |compensation
Ownership |of |real |estate |by |one |individual |is |called |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Severalty The |amount |a |property |increases |in |value |after |successful |assemblage |is |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔- Plottage The |cost |approach |estimates |accrued |depreciation |using |the |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Straight |line | method A |business |in |which |real |estate |investors |pull |the |resources |to |own |a |particular |property |is |called |- | VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Syndicate Adjusted |cost |basis |includes |all |the |following |except |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Taxes For |income |producing |property |is |the |amount |remaining |after |all |expenses |have |been |paid |is |known | as |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Cash |flow All |of |the |following |are |associated |with |a | 1031 |tax |exchange |except
An |occupancy |requirement |is |exempt |from |familial |status |protection |under |the |fair |housing |act |if |the | housing |is |intended |to |be |occupied |by |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-persons | 62 |years |of |age |or |older. |Or | for |occupancy |and |80% |of |its |units |by |at |least |one |person | 55 |years |of |age |or |older At |closing |the |virus |is |credit |for |accrued |items. |What |expenses |could |these |have |been |- |VERIFIED | ANSWER✔✔-Accrued |items |are |bills |to |be |paid |by |the |buyer Disturbing |blank |during |remodeling |a |renovation |creates |dangerous |airborne |particles |that |pose |a | health |risk |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Asbestos What |was |banned |in | 1978 |ever |is |associated |health |risk |for |discovery |but |it |remains |an |ongoing |going |concern |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Asbestos At |closing |the |listing |broker |commission |is |typically |shown |as |a |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Debit |to |the | seller If |a |real |estate |agent |suspects |mold |in |a |property |what |should |he |or |she |recommend |- |VERIFIED | ANSWER✔✔-An |inspection |can |uncover |the |presence |of |mold I |lead-based |paint |disclosure |form |must |be |attached |to |all |sales |contract |involving |which |of |the | following |properties |built |before | 1978 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Residential Residential |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔- Who |owns |the |building |that |is |erected |on |land |that |has |a |ground |lease |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔- lessee A |woman |rents |an |apartment |from |a |man |under |a |one-year |written |lease. |The |expiration |date |of |the | lease |is |May |1. |How |much |notice |must |a |man |give |a |woman |to |recover |possession |when |the |lease | expires |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-none
A |tenant |signed |a |one-year |lease |with |a |landlord |on |April |10. |On |the |following |March |1, |the |landlord | asked |the |tenant |whether |the |lease |will |be |renewed. |The |tenant |did |not |respond |but |was |still |in |the | apartment |on |April |11. |What |can |the |landlord |do |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-As |an |estate |for |years |no | notice |was |required |to |terminate. |If |the |tenant |does |not |pay |rent, |it |will |become |a |tenancy |at | sufferance. |If |the |tenant |pays |rent |and |the |landlord |accepts |it, |it |will |be |a |holdover |or |periodic | tenancy, |which |could |be |changed |into |an |estate |for |years |if |they |enter |into |a |year-long |lease If |a |landlord |agrees |to |put |part |of |the |tenants |rent |towards |the |purchase |price |the |landlord |and | tenants |have |agreed |to |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |sale |leaseback If |a |licensee |receives |a |complaint |from |the |commission |he |or |she |must |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-he | has | 20 |days |to |answer |a |complaint Eloise |is |representing |a |buyer |for |a |property. |The |buyer |looks |at |a |property |that |is |actually |owned |by | Eloise |and |her |husband |Lenny |and |listed |by |Eloise. |Eloise |does |not |mention |this |fact |to |the |buyer. | Eloise |is |in |violation |of |license |law |for |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Undisclosed |dual |agency Danyal |has |a |felony |conviction |that |does |not |show |up |on |his |background |check. |He |does |not |inform | the |commission |of |this |conviction. |The |commission |can |discipline |Danyal's |license |for |- |VERIFIED | ANSWER✔✔-If |Danyal |does |not |disclose |his |felony |he |has |obtained |a |license |through |false |means Janet |attended |nine |hours |of |continuing |education |in |the |last |calendar |year. |All |of |these |hours |were | in |law. |Which |of |the |following |is |true |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |licensee |must |take |a |minimum |of | three |hours |of |law |but |may |take |more If |a |licensee |has |been |found |guilty |of |fraud |in |order |to |pay |restitution |the |consumer |can |receive |up | to |blank |dollars |from |the |recovery |fund |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-$20K Donna's |license |has |been |canceled. |She |can |have |her |license |renewed |as |long |as |she |does |so |within |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-One |year An |earnest |money |deposit |must |be |placed |into |escrow |within |blank |days |of |receipt |- |VERIFIED | ANSWER✔✔-3 |business |days
A |person |who |complies |information |on |properties |that |are |available |for |rent |in |exchange |for |a |fee |is | exempt |from |licensure. |True |or |false? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-This |person |is |exempt |no |matter |who | pays |the |fee In |designated |agency |the |principal |broker |or |managing |broker |is |a |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Dual |agent If |a |licensee |offers |a |rebate |or |an |inducement |to |a |client |this |offer |must |be |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔- Disclosed |in |writing Susan |makes |an |offer |on |an |FSBO |property. |Susan's |agent |obtained |the |property |disclosure |from |the | seller. |The |agent |has |blank |hours |to |present |the |form |to |Susan |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔- The |duty |of |accounting |means |that |a |licensee |must |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Remit |money |to |the | rightful |owner A |builder |has |asked |a |licensee |to |list |a |newly |built |home. |The |sellers |disclosure |form |is |required | unless |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |sellers |disclosure |is |not |required |if |the |builder |provides |a | warranty Listing |agent |should |present |the |sellers |disclosure |form |to |the |seller |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-When | the |listing |is |signed The |information |on |the |sellers |disclosure |form |applies |to |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-That |sellers | ownership |of |the |property Where's |his |listing |contract |all |contain |a |clause |stating |that |the |listing |will |automatically |extend |at |the |expiration |of |the |original |term. |Wes's |contracts |are |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Illegal |because |contracts | must |have |a |definite |end |date Blank |is |possession |without |harassment |or |interference |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Enjoyment
The |terms |land, |real |estate |and |real |property |are |synonymous |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-False Blank |is |the |ability |to |legally |refuse |others |interest |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Exclusion After |the |construction |of |a |building |in |the |air |right |above |a |rail |road |right |of |way |the |trains |can |- | VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Air |rights |do |not |interfere |with |the |use |of |the |land An |individual |who |buys |a |cooperative |receives |which |of |the |following |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔- Proprietary |lease Mark |has |directed |a |fence |to |keep |trespassers |from |hunting |on |his |property. |Since |Mark |owns |the | land |he |can |keep |others |off |under |the |right |of |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Exclusion Demographics |include |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Demographics |is |the |study |and |description |of |a | population. |Family |size, |ratio |of |adults |to |children, |ages, |family |income, |etc. |are |all |demographic | factors |that |contribute |to |the |amount |and |type |of |housing |needed Socrates |is |the |founder |of |what |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Science |of |ethics A |licensee |owes |the |following |fiduciary |duties |to |a |customer |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Honesty |and |fair |dealing Broker |Smith |is |helping |a |buyer |and |seller |fill |out |a |sales |contract, |but |it's |not |representing |either | party. |Broker |Smith |is |a |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Transaction |broker Kant |is |the |founder |of |what |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Modern |ethics True |or |false. |Another |term |for |breach |of |the |duty |of |loyalty |is |self |dealing |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔- True
The |blank |clause |follows |the |granting |clause |and |start |out |with |to |have |and |to |hold |- |VERIFIED | ANSWER✔✔-Habendum A |Notary |is |required |to |acknowledge |what? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Deed Which |of |these |causes |outlines |the |ownership |to |be |enjoyed |by |the |grantee |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔- Habendum |clause A |voluntary |lien |is |created |by |who |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |owner |such |as |taking |out |a |mortgage | loan If |a |review |of |the |circumstances |would |have |revealed |the |facts |about |a |title |what |type |of |notice |exist |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Constructive |notice Which |of |the |following |is |not |necessary |to |create |a |valid |deed |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Grantees | signature |is |not |necessary In |a |land |contract |the |vendor |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Retains |title |until |the |full |purchase |price |is |paid |overtime Which |of |the |following |Advertisements |would |violate |the |truth |in |lending |act |- |VERIFIED | ANSWER✔✔-None |of |the |above Blank |limits |the |amount |the |lender |can |require |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-RESPA And |alienation |clause |in |a |loan |document |will |prevent |a |future |buyer |from |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔- Assuming |a |loan Brandon |assumes |the |loan |of |seller |Frank. |Brandon |agrees |that |Frank |is |free |from |any |liability |to |pay | this |debt |in |the |future. |This |agreement |is |a |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Novation
The |federal |reserve |system |consist |of |blank |federal |reserve |district |banks |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔- The |lender |my |only |take |a |certain |amount |each |month |for |escrow |reserves |under |which |law |- | VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-RESPA A |veteran |wants |to |refinance |a |home |by |changing |to |a |VA |guaranteed |loan. |The |lender |insist |on |3.5 | discount |points |which |of |the |following |options |are |available |to |the |veteran |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔- Lenders |are |permitted |to |charge |borrowers |discount |points |on |VA |loans. |He |should |proceed |with | refinancing |the |loan |and |pay |the |discount |points Pledging |property |for |a |loan |without |giving |up |possession |is |referred |to |as |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔- Hypothecation Hey |borrowers |promise |to |repay |the |debt |is |a |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Promissory |note The |basic |role |of |GINNIE |Mae |is |to |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Ginnie |Maes |basic |role |is |to |resupply | capital |to |primary |lenders |by |guaranteeing |repayment |of |pools |of |mortgage |loans Hey |state |law |provides |that |lenders |cannot |charge |more |than |24% |interest |on |any |loan. |This |kind |of | law |is |called |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Usury |law The |lender |on |a |mortgage |is |also |known |as |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Mortgagee At |the |end |of |a |partially |amortized |loan |the |borrower |must |do |what |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Make | ballon |payment A |borrower |has |just |made |the |final |payment |on |a |mortgage |loan. |Regardless |of |the |fact |the |record | still |show |a |lien |on |the |mortgage |property |until |which |of |the |following |occur |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔- A |mortgage |satisfaction |document |must |be |recorded |to |remove |the |lien/show |the |debt |has |been | paid |in |full