Chapter 5

The right of a governmental body to take ownership of real estate for public benefit is called

A purchaser of real estate learned that the ownership rights will continue forever and that no other person claims to be the owner or has any ownership control over the property. this person owns a

A person owned the fee simple title to a vacant lot adjacent to a hospital and was persuaded to make a gift of the lot. She wanted to have some control over its use, so her attorney prepared her deed to convey ownership of the lot to the hospital "so long as it is used for hospital purposes." After completion of the gift, the hospital will own a

Your neighbors use your driveway to reach a garage located on their property. Your attorney explains that ownership of the neighbors' real estate includes an easement appurtenant, giving them the right to do this. Your property is

A license is an example of

Which of the following is classified as a life estate?

If the owner of real estate does not take action against a trespasser before the statutory period has passed, the trespasser may acquire

Many states determine water use by allocating water to users who hold recorded beneficial use permits. This type of water use privilege is called

All of the following are powers of the government except

Property deeded to a school "for educational purposes only" conveys a

A neighbor has the legal right to pass over the land owned by his neighbor. This is

A man conveys ownership of his residence to his daughter but reserves for himself a life estate in the residence. The interest the daughter owns during her father's lifetime is

An owner has fenced his property. By mistake, the fence extends one foot over his lot line onto the property of a neighbor. The fence is an exampleof

A person has permission from a property owner to hike on the owner's property during the summer. The hiker has

Which is a characteristic of an appurtenant easement?

A tenant in an apartment holds

The acquisition of land through deposit of solid or sand washed up by water is called

The type of easement that is a right-of-way for a utility company's power lines is an

A landowner has divided much of his land into smaller parcels and has recently sold a tract near a nature preserve that is landlocked and cannot be entered except through one of the other tracts. What type of easement will likely be granted to the buyer of that property by court action?

All of the following will terminate an easement except