Real Property and Landlord-Tenant Relationships

What is the legal definition of real property?

Which form of property ownership provides the owner with the greatest aggregation of rights, privileges, and power possible?

What happens to a deceased joint tenant's interest in a property under a joint tenancy?

Which of the following is considered a nonpossessory interest in land?

What is the primary difference between an easement and a profit?

Under what condition does the implied warranty of habitability apply to the sale of homes?

Which type of deed provides the most extensive protection against defects of title for the grantee?

What are the four essential elements that must be satisfied for a person to acquire title to land through adverse possession?

In the case of Kelo v. City of New London, what did the U.S. Supreme Court rule regarding the 'public use' requirement of the Fifth Amendment's takings clause?

What is the legal term for a situation where a landlord's failure to perform duties required by the lease makes the tenant's use and enjoyment of the property exceedingly difficult or impossible?

What is the difference between an assignment of a lease and a sublease?

What is the common law doctrine of nuisance?

A conveyance of real property 'to A for the life of B' creates what type of estate?

What is required for a restrictive covenant to 'run with the land'?

What is the most common method of assuring good title in a real estate transaction?

In the case of Biglane v. Under the Hill Corp., the court had to decide if noise from a saloon constituted a nuisance. What was the court's finding regarding the saloon's use of its property?

What is a tenancy at sufferance?

According to the chapter, which of the following is NOT a required element for a valid deed?

In the Whitehead v. Humphrey case, why was the Whiteheads' claim regarding the defective sewer system dismissed?

In the Otwell v. Diversified Timber Services, Inc. case, the court needed to determine if the Sanderses had acquired title through acquisitive prescription (adverse possession). What did the court accept as sufficient evidence of corporeal (physical) possession?

What is the primary purpose of a recording statute for real property deeds?

A life tenant has the right to use the land but is prohibited from committing waste. What does 'waste' mean in this context?

What is the legal effect of a divorce on a tenancy by the entirety?

What is a key difference between a fixed-term tenancy and a periodic tenancy?

What is marketable title?

If a landlord in a growing number of jurisdictions fails to make a reasonable attempt to lease abandoned property to another party, what is the consequence for the original tenant's liability for rent?

What is the purpose of a real estate escrow account?

In the context of the four elements of adverse possession, what does 'hostile and adverse' possession mean?

In which form of concurrent ownership does neither spouse have the ability to separately transfer their interest during their lifetime without the other's consent?

A seller of a new home provides a warranty that it will be fit for human habitation. What is this warranty called?

What type of nonpossessory interest is created when a utility company is granted the right to run power lines across another's property?

What is the legal description of land that uses the distance between two points and physical features of the local geography to describe boundary lines?

In the Cline v. Berg case, the Clines erected a 32-foot-high fence consisting of 20 utility poles spaced 10 feet apart to block Berg's surveillance cameras. Berg sued, claiming the fence was what type of legal violation?

If a tenant remains in possession of leased property after the lease term has expired without the landlord's permission, what type of tenancy is created?

A seller's duty to disclose defects in real property applies to what kind of defects?

If a tenant signs a lease for an apartment for a period of two years, what type of leasehold estate has been created?

What is the legal instrument used to transfer title to real property?

Under the doctrine of adverse possession in Louisiana, known as acquisitive prescription, what is the required period of possession to acquire ownership without just title?

What is the covenant of quiet enjoyment in the context of a lease?

A landlord may be held liable for a tenant's injuries caused by a hidden defect on the property if what condition is met?

Which of the following describes a tenancy at will?

What is a primary public policy reason for the doctrine of adverse possession?

If four friends purchase a condominium as tenants in common and one of them dies, to whom does the deceased friend's one-fourth interest pass?

The seller's duty to disclose defects in a property sale is a modern exception to what common law rule?

When a deed is delivered to the buyer at closing, what has been conveyed?

What is the primary right a tenant receives in a leasehold estate?

If a life tenant commits waste on the property, what does this mean?

How is an easement or profit terminated by merger?

In the case Kailin v. Armstrong, a seller failed to disclose that a major tenant in a commercial property was delinquent on rent. This failure to disclose would most likely be a breach of the seller's duty to provide what?

What is the key distinction between a tenancy in common and a joint tenancy?