chapter 4 cont

Question 1

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The power of government to issue zoning regulations is constitutional

Answer

True
False

Question 2

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Zoning is considered constitutional as long as the zoning regulation bears some reasonable relationship to the public welfare.

Answer

true
false

Question 3

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Zoning is a judicial process and usually involves court proceedings.

Answer

true
false

Question 4

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Zoning does not require procedural due process.

Answer

true
false

Question 5

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Zoning is considered a legislative function of a governmental authority.

Answer

true
false

Question 6

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Zoning is generally enforced through injunction.

Answer

true
false

Question 7

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An owner may be responsible for hazardous waste cleanup, even if the owner was not the creator of the hazardous waste.

Answer

true
false

Question 8

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State governments have the right to take private property for public use.

Answer

true
false

Question 9

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Local governments do not have the right to take private property for public use.

Answer

true
false

Question 10

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The exercise of the power of eminent domain requires procedural due process.

Answer

true
false

Question 11

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An owners property may be sold to governmental authorities for failure to pay real estate taxes.

Answer

true
false

Question 12

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Public real property is not subject to mechanics and materialmens liens.

Answer

true
false

Question 13

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Mechanics and materialmens liens can never be waived.

Answer

true
false

Question 14

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Private restrictions on the use of real property are never enforceable

Answer

true
false

Question 15

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Generally, private restrictions on the use of real property are enforceable

Answer

true
false

Question 16

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Subcontractors are generally not entitled to a mechanics liens

Answer

true
false

Question 17

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The right to use real property for a special purpose such as a roadway is known as an easement

Answer

true
false

Question 18

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The right to use real property for a special purpose such as a roadway is known as a restrictive covenant

Answer

true
false

Question 19

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A trust deed is a public encumbrance

Answer

true
false

Question 20

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Building codes are generally thought of as private.

Answer

true
false

Question 21

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A purchaser who has actual knowledge of contamination at the time of purchasing the property may still be an innocent party under CERCLA.

Answer

true
false

Question 22

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A Phase I environmental examination involves drilling wells and analyzing water samples.

Answer

true
false

Question 23

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A Phase II environmental examination generally involves drilling wells and analyzing water and soil samples

Answer

true
false

Question 24

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A property owner has the right to challenge an assessment of his or her property for purposes of taxation

Answer

true
false

Question 25

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A property owner does not have the right to challenge an assessment of his or her property for purposes of taxation.

Answer

true
false

Question 26

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Which of the following is generally thought not to be a public encumbrance

Answer

building codes
environmental protection laws
judgment lien
zoning

Question 27

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The use of real property which is changed or prohibited by subsequent zoning regulations is known as a

Answer

easement
nonconforming use
injunction
ad valorem

Question 28

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Which of the following is not a public use which supports the exercise of the power of eminent domain

Answer

public street
park
airport
forest reserve
none of the above

Question 29

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Which of the following would not be considered a private encumbrance

Answer

materialmens lien
ad valorem tax
trust deed
restrictive covenant

Question 30

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Which of the following people are generally entitled to file a mechanics or materialmens lien

Answer

subcontractors
laborers
material suppliers
land surveyors
all of the above

Question 31

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If you were in a state which followed the New York theory of lien claims and an owner had a contract to build a home for $100,000.00 and had already paid the general contractor $60,000.00, the owner responsibility to subcontractors and material suppliers on lien claims would be limited to:

Answer

$40,000.00
$60,000.00
$100,000.00
none of the above

Question 32

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If you were in a state which applied the Pennsylvania theory of lien claims and an owner had a contract to build a home for $100,000.00 and had already paid the general contractor $60,000.00, the owner liability to subcontractors and materialmen would be limited to

Answer

$40,000.00
$100,000.00
full amount of their claims
$60,000.00
none of the above

Question 33

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Which of the following is not responsible for cleanup costs of hazardous waste

Answer

innocent owners
former owners
lenders who foreclose and become owners
all of the above
none of the above

Question 34

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The amount of real estate taxes are generally based upon

Answer

the value of the property
the original purchase price of the property
the use of the property
the depreciated value of the property

Question 35

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Which of the following is not considered a legislative function of government

Answer

zoning
eminent domain
taxation
building codes

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