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NY Real Estate Real Property Practice Questions

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Question 1 · Fixtures

The MARIA test is used to determine whether an item is:

  1. ASubject to the Statute of Frauds
  2. BA government taking or a police power regulation
  3. CCovered by an easement or deed restriction
  4. DA fixture (real property) or personal property (chattel)
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Correct answer: DA fixture (real property) or personal property (chattel)

MARIA (Method of attachment, Adaptability, Relationship of parties, Intent, Agreement) is used to determine whether an attached item has become a fixture and is therefore real property.

Question 2 · Estates

A fee simple defeasible estate:

  1. AIs limited in duration to the original owner's lifetime
  2. BAlways reverts to the state upon the owner's death without a will
  3. CIncludes a condition that could cause the ownership to revert if violated
  4. DCannot be sold or transferred to a third party
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Correct answer: CIncludes a condition that could cause the ownership to revert if violated

A fee simple defeasible includes a condition. If the condition is violated, ownership may revert to the grantor or pass to a third party. Classic example: 'To the city, so long as the land is used as a park.'

Question 3 · Bundle of Rights

Which of the following is included in the 'bundle of rights' that comes with property ownership?

  1. AThe right to build any structure regardless of zoning
  2. BThe right to pay property taxes
  3. CThe right to exclude others from the property
  4. DThe right to free water and utility access
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Correct answer: CThe right to exclude others from the property

The bundle of rights includes: possess, use, enjoy, exclude, and dispose. The right to exclude means the owner can keep others off the property.

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