and the term bounds refers tocourse.variable

California Real Estate Law Chapter 2 Characteristics of Real Property Flashcards

• of 25Items of personal property are also

calledappurtenances.fodder.chattels.interests.chattels

• of 25The term "metes" refers to distance and direction

and the term "bounds" refers tocourse.variable landmarks.fixed reference points.latitude.fixed reference points 20 of 25What type of survey is a boundary survey with the additional location of all the interior improvements?A topographic surveyA location surveyA site planning surveyA construction survey A location survey 25 of 25What is the conversion of real property to personal property by detaching it from the real estate called?AssignmentSeveranceFastenAllocate Severance

• of 25What system uses physical features of the local

geography, along with directions and distances, to define and describe the boundaries of a parcel of land?Lot and block methodRectangular survey systemRecorded plat methodMetes and bounds Metes and bounds 15 of 25The three unique characteristics of land are immobility, indestructibility, andproduction.heterogeneity.function.cultivation.heterogeneity 22 of 25What type of property is ownership of anything that is not real estate and the rights associated with owning the item?An emblementReal propertyA datumPersonal property Personal property

• of 25What describes a portion of land delineated by

boundaries?A sectionA parcelA tierA plot A parcel

• of 25What type of survey locates and verifies all property

corners and boundaries, shows the location of all improvements in relation to the property lines, includes an area of the overall property and shows any existing encroachments?A location surveyA construction surveyA boundary surveyA site planning survey A boundary survey 13 of 25What term means the right to mortgage a property as collateral for debt?The right to excludeThe right to encumberThe right to financeThe right to rescind The right to encumber 18 of 25What term describes a personal property item that has been converted to real property by attachment to real estate?A featureA componentA fixtureA fitment A fixture 12 of 25What did the federal government develop to simplify and standardize property descriptions as a

replacement for the cumbersome and often inaccurate metes and bounds method?The lot and block methodThe rectangular survey systemThe recorded plat methodThe public survey system The rectangular survey system

10 of 25What type of rights apply to the real estate contained within the surface boundaries of the parcel?Littoral rightsWater rightsEncumbrance rightsSurface rights Surface rights

• of 25Air, water, land and everything affixed to the land is

a definition ofintangible property.chattel.real estate.community property.real estate

• of 25Tangible property is physical, visible,

andabstract.conceptual.material.imperceptible.material

• of 25What refers to support provided by the adjacent

property, such as a landowner having a right to demand that a neighboring property owner does nothing to cause the land to collapse?Material supportLateral supportCentral supportLittoral support Lateral support 24 of 25Property rights that are said "to run with the land" and includes things such as air rights, surface rights and subsurface rights are calledfixtures.emblements.appurtenances.chattels.appurtenances 11 of 25What is the act of converting personal property to real property by attaching it to the real estate called?AffixingSeveringAppendingDetaching Affixing 17 of 25What type of survey includes a topographic survey of a parcel of land which will be divided into two or more smaller tracts, lots or estate divisions?A location surveyA construction surveyA site surveyA subdivision survey A subdivision survey 16 of 25What describes real estate and the bundle of rights associated with owning the real estate?Personal estateCommunity propertyPersonal propertyReal property Real property

• of 25What type of surveys use portable receiving

antennas to gather data transmitted from satellites which are used to calculate the position of the object being located on the surface of the earth?TA/AC surveysALTA surveysGPS surveysALTA/SM surveys GPS surveys 23 of 25What describes items of a tenant's personal property that the tenant has temporarily affixed to a landlord's real property in order to conduct business?DatumsAccessoriesPersonal devicesTrade fixtures Trade fixtures 19 of 25The north-south area between consecutive meridians is called alot.tier.section.range.range 21 of 25The metes and bounds description always identifies an enclosed area by starting at an origination point calledpoint of beginning.base point.base point.conception.point of beginning

14 of 25What type of rights concern properties abutting bodies of water that are not moving, such as lakes and seas?Inlet rightsLittoral rightsReal property rightsRiparian rights Littoral rights