Texas Real Estate National Exam Test Prep Multiple Choice Correct and Verified Answers Graded A

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Texas Real Estate National Exam Test Prep Multiple Choice Correct and Verified Answers Graded A

• A, B and C are joint tenants. C dies. B sells his share to D. What type of ownership

do A and D have?

• joint tenants
• tenants by the entirety
• tenants in common
• tenants in severalty

Correct Answer: c

• P, Q and R are joint tenants. P wants to sell the property, but Q and R do not. What

can P do?

• file an injunction against the other owners
• seek a writ of execution
• file a suit for partition
• get a release

Correct Answer: c

• Which of the following statements about an easement is true?
• an easement is a benefit to the servient property owner
• an easement is an encroachment
• an easement is a benefit to the dominant property owner
• an easement in gross belongs to or passes with the land

Correct Answer: c

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• A man leaves his second wife a life estate in their home after which the property

goes to his children from his first marriage. The children:

• are remaindermen
• have fee simple determinable
• have a life estate
• have a dominant interest in the property

Correct Answer: a

• A father gives his son a life estate on a property. The son leases the property. The

tenant dies. What happens to the property?

• it reverts to the father
• it goes to the remainderman
• it goes back to the son until he dies
• it goes to the son's heirs

Correct Answer: c

• A listing agent went to inspect a seller's property hoping to list it for sale. The seller

told the listing agent that his neighbor's satellite dish trespasses on his property.

This is an example of:

• annexation
• encroachment
• appurtenance
• license

Correct Answer: b

• A seller is attending the closing on his property. The title company has discovered an

unsatisfied M&M lien on the property. Which of the following is the most likely reason for the lien?

• a workman on the property left tools behind
• unpaid personal property taxes
• plumbing work that was completed but never paid for

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• a judgment

Correct Answer: c

• A tenant is aware that his lease will expire at the end of the month. He has begun to

disassemble his display cabinets and shelves. Which of the following statements about this is true?

• he cannot take them without first obtaining written permission from the landlord
• if the landlord wants them, he can pay the tenant and the tenant must leave them
• the tenant can take these as they are trade fixtures
• he must disclose to the landlord that he plans to take them

Correct Answer: c

• A property owner has a waterfront lot on a stream. He has the right to use the water

from the stream. What is this right called?

• riparian
• littoral
• appropriative
• appropriation

Correct Answer: a

• A property owner has decided to do some landscaping work on his yard. He has

planted a tree surrounded by some flowering shrubs. The tree and shrubs are an

example of:

• encroachments
• improvements
• surface rights
• emblements

Correct Answer: b

• Under what right can the government change property use from commercial to

residential only?

• Police Power

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• Eminent Domain
• Taxation
• Escheat

Correct Answer: a

12. Ownership of the common areas of condominiums is most likely to be:

• joint tenancy
• tenancy by the entirety
• tenancy in common
• sole ownership

Correct Answer: c

• What should a buyer do to ensure that he is getting the best title to real property?
• get an attorney's opinion of title
• get title insurance
• get a special warranty deed
• get a general warranty deed

Correct Answer: d

• Which covenant in a deed guarantees that the owners will not suffer or be disturbed

by any claims on the property?

• the covenant of seizen
• the covenant against encumbrances
• the covenant of quiet enjoyment
• the covenant of warranty forever

Correct Answer: c

15. Excess money at a foreclosure sale goes to:

• the borrower
• the lender