Deeds, Estates

Property can not be held in joint tenancy by:

By will, a spouse may dispose of:

Chang and Jerome, both signle men, wish to take title together with undivided equal interests without the right of survivorship. The granting clause in the deed would read:

A sells a property to B that A does not own. A later acquires title to the property. Who has title?

A property in probate is appraised at $96,000. At auction the highest bid is $90,000. For the court to consider any other offer, it would have to be at least:

The most important requirement of adverse possession is:

A recorded deed:

Alicia deeds a property to Bud. The deed is never recorded. How can Bud transfer title back to Alicia?

Which of the following is true regarding an estate in real estate?

A husband and wife own Greenacres as community property. The husband dies, leaving a will specifying that all his interest goes to his son. How would title be held?

To be  recorded, a deed must have:

A person having an interest as community property may not:

When the word "fee" is used in connection with real estate, it means:

Conrad gives a deed to Fiona with the following instructions: Fiona should return the deed on demand, but if Conrad dies, the Fiona should give the deed to Conrad's son. The problem is one of:

A valid deed requires:

Under a tenancy in common

Which of the following cannot be a "less than freehold" estate?

In accordance with her deceased husband's will, Roberta can collect the rents from an apartment house for her life-time, after which the apartment house goes to their church. Roberta has a:

A deed transfer title at the time of:

Which of the following pairs of terms do not match?

A valid deed must have certain requirements, but it need not:

The only one of four unities required for joint tenancy that is also required for tenancy in common is:

A brother and sister would never hold property as:

A country recorder must keep:

A brother and sister hold land as joint tenants. The sister conveys one-half of her interest to her husband.

Tom leases to John for 20 years. Two years later Tom dies. John discovers that Tom had a life estate.

After buying property and receiving a recorded deed, the buyer and the seller decide to rescind the deal. The buyer should:

A corporation seal on a deed:

Country Records show that Dave owns a property. Bill deeds that property to Carl. Bill's deed is considered:

It is normally best to have:

Mabel and Edgar have three children. They have $100,000 in community property. Edgar dies intestate (without a will). Each of the children receives:

A gift deed may be voided by:

Ramon sells property to Kate, with the provision in the deed that if the property were ever used as a tavern, it would revert to Ramon. This would be best described as a:

Elaine acquires property by accession. Most likely she got the property by:

A husband alone, without his wife's consent, may:

The W 1/2 of the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of a section contains:

The person making an acknowledgment on a deed would be:

A deed is recored and indexed:

A reservation in a deed:

Joint tenancy:

An exception in the grant deed:

Stan gives a life estate to Carter. Stan's retained interest is:

Alfonso and Boyd, both single men, inherit a farm as joint tenants. They each later marry. Alfonso dies without a will, leaving a wife and three children. What happens to his interest?

A disadvantage of joint tenancy is that:

In taking an offer from a corporate representative, a broker should be sure to check the representative's authority. This would be found most likely in the:

Quitclaim deeds convey:

As to an acknowledgment to a deed, which of the following is true?

Which of the following is not a requirement of a formal will?

Which of the following does not have to be recorded to have effect?

A man dies testate, leaving a wife and one child. His estate is distributed: