Deeds, Estates

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:

An exception in the grant deed:

A deed is recored and indexed:

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:

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

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

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

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:

Property can not be held in joint tenancy by:

Which of the following pairs of terms do not match?

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

A reservation in a deed:

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

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

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?

A gift deed may be voided by:

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

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

A brother and sister would never hold property as:

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

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

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

A country recorder must keep:

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

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

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

A corporation seal on a deed:

A disadvantage of joint tenancy is that:

A deed transfer title at the time of:

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

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:

Joint tenancy:

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

A valid deed requires:

It is normally best to have:

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?

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

A person having an interest as community property may not:

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

The most important requirement of adverse possession is:

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

Under a tenancy in common

By will, a spouse may dispose of:

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:

To be  recorded, a deed must have:

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 recorded deed:

The person making an acknowledgment on a deed would be:

Quitclaim deeds convey:

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