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BLW 203 CHAPTER 25 6TH ED T/F SELF TEST



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

Rights to the surface and subsurface of real property cannot be separated.
 

 2. 

Flights over private land normally violate the property owners' rights.
 

 3. 

When a parcel of land is sold, and the land has fixtures on it, the sale includes the fixtures, unless otherwise specified.
 

 4. 

One can only possess rights in real property, not the land itself.
 

 5. 

A person who holds all rights in property owns the property in fee simple.
 

 6. 

The holder of a life estate does not have the right to mortgage the property.
 

 7. 

A property interest that will arise only in the future is known as a future interest.
 

 8. 

A tenancy for years is created when a lease does not specify its duration.
 

 9. 

A tenancy at will is created by an express contract by which property is leased for a specified period of time.
 

 10. 

Only two persons can hold property as tenants in common.
 

 11. 

When a joint tenant sells his or her interest, the buyer becomes a tenant in common.
 

 12. 

Nearly all states now allow property to be owned as community property.
 

 13. 

Property acquired by gift during a marriage is community property.
 

 14. 

An easement can be created by necessity.
 

 15. 

A profit is a right to go onto land in the possession of another and take away some part of the land or some product of the land.
 

 16. 

A covenant running with the land binds future owners of an affected parcel only if they agree to the covenant.
 

 17. 

The government can take private property for a public use.
 

 18. 

A state cannot regulate the overall appearance of a community.
 

 19. 

The Constitution does not limit a government's exercise of its power of eminent domain.
 

 20. 

Any taking of private property for a public use requires the payment of just compensation.
 



 
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