Law 19 Quizzes
Chapter 48-1 Quiz - Real Property & Landlord-Tenant
1. Kailin owns a farm near Manhattan, Kansas, with a farmhouse, barn, and other structures permanently attached. Kailin grows soybeans on the property. A pond lies within the boundaries. Land includes
a. the pond, the soil, and the structures.
b. the pond and the soil only.
c. the soil only.
d. the structures and the soil only.
2. Lucky owns Mud Flats Ranch, which is situated on certain Nevada acreage. The exterior boundaries of the land extend
a. 100 feet into the earth and 100 feet into the atmosphere.
b. one mile into the earth and one mile into the atmosphere.
c. to infinity and beyond.
d. to the center of the earth and up to the farthest reaches of the atmosphere.
3. Luke owns a farm near Marshalltown, Iowa, with stands of trees serving as windbreaks. Luke grows corn on the property. When Luke sells the farm to Nina, if the contract does not specify otherwise, the sale includes
a. neither the crops nor the trees.
b. the crops and the trees.
c. the crops only.
d. the trees only.
4. Orin owns Pilot’s Landing Office Park. His ownership rights include the right to sell or give away the property without restriction, as well as the right to commit waste, if she chooses. Orin’s ownership interest is
a. a fee simple absolute.
b. a leasehold estate.
c. a life estate.
d. the power of eminent domain.
5. Nika owns land in Ohio. Her ownership rights include the right to sell or give away the property without restriction, and the right to commit waste, if she chooses.
Nika’s ownership interest is
a. a fee simple absolute.
b. a leasehold estate.
c. a life estate.
d. an easement.
6. Patsy possesses twenty-four acres of remote, rugged land. Patsy has the right to use the property, including extracting silver from an existing mine, for life. Patsy also has the right to lease the land for a period not to exceed her life. This ownership interest is
a. a fee simple absolute.
b. a leasehold estate.
c. a life estate.
d. the power of eminent domain.
7 Nika owns land in Ohio. Her ownership rights include the right to sell or give away the property without restriction, and the right to commit waste, if she chooses.
Nika deeds some of her land to Polly. The deed states, “To Polly, for life, then to Quay.” Nika has given Polly
a. a fee simple absolute.
b. a leasehold estate.
c. a life estate.
d. an easement.
8. Elsie and Frida buy a condo near the beach in Gulf Shores, Alabama. On the death of either owner, that owner’s interest in the condo passes to her heirs. This is
a. a joint tenancy.
b. a life estate.
c. a tenancy in common.
d. ownership in fee simple absolute.
9. Nika owns land in Ohio. Her ownership rights include the right to sell or give away the property without restriction, and the right to commit waste, if she chooses.
Nika conveys some of her land to Reggie with the right to possess and use the property for a certain period of time. Nika has given Reggie
a. a fee simple absolute.
b. a leasehold estate.
c. a life estate.
d. an easement.
10. Jody and Kent each own one-half of Local Motion, a club, as a tenant in common. Kent sells his interest to Meri, who now owns
a. no interest in the firm.
b. the firm in fee simple.
c. the firm with Jody as joint tenants.
d. the firm with Jody as tenants in common.
11. Fergie and Gus buy a cabin in the Smoky Mountains near Gatlinburg, Tennessee. On the death of either owner, that owner’s interest in the cabin passes to the surviving owner. This is
a. a joint tenancy.
b. a life estate.
c. a tenancy in common.
d. ownership in fee simple absolute.
12. Ian and Jackie take title to a drive-through Koffee Kiosk in such a way that if one dies, the other will be the sole owner. Ian and Jackie own the kiosk as
a. co-owners in fee simple.
b. joint tenants.
c. tenants by the entirety.
d. tenants in common.
13. Rafe signs a one-year lease with Suki to occupy an apartment in Lawrence, Kansas, near the University of Kansas. Rafe needs the apartment only for two semesters and may have to sublet it for the rest of the term. Rafe’s tenancy is
a. a periodic tenancy.
b. a tenancy at will.
c. a tenancy at sufferance.
d. a tenancy for years.
14. Jamal signs a lease with Kelvin to occupy a house on Leech Lake in Minnesota for the summer. Jamal’s tenancy is
a. a fixed-term tenancy.
b. a periodic tenancy.
c. a restrictive covenant.
d. a tenancy at will.
15. Jen and Kilroy own a condo near Lake Tahoe as joint tenants. Kilroy sells his ownership rights in the condo to Mira. Jen and Mira own the condo as
a. community property owners.
b. joint tenants.
c. tenants by the entirety.
d. tenants in common.
16. Rural Holding Company (RHC) possesses farmland. RHC has the right to use the property, including harvesting the crops, for ten years. RHC does not have the right to extract the coal under the land. This is
a. a fee simple absolute.
b. a leasehold estate.
c. a life estate.
d. an easement.
17. Glen, the owner of Harvest Farm, and Ima, the tenant of the farmhouse on the property, may create a tenancy for years by
a. deed.
b. express contract.
c. implication.
d. sufferance.
18. Utility Power Company has the right to run its power lines across Velma’s land. This is
a. a license.
b. an easement.
c. a profit.
d. a tenancy at sufferance.
19. Kelly and Lon are married and own a hunting lodge in Montana in such a way that neither may transfer separately his or her interest during his or her lifetime. Kelly and Lon own the lodge as
a. community property owners.
b. joint tenants.
c. tenants by the entirety.
d. tenants in common.
20. With respect to Egor’s land, Fig has an easement, Gabe has a profit, and Huck has a license. A right to possess the land is owned by
a. Egor, Fig, and Gabe only.
b. Egor and Gabe only.
c. Egor only.
d. Fig, Gabe, and Huck only.
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