Real Estate Principles - Chapter Four; Transferring Real Estate Flashcards If an owner devotes land to a public use, such as a roadway, a transfer occurs bya.) common law dedication.b.) condemnation.c.) escheat.d.) partition.a.) (common law dedication.) If a person dies without leaving a will, that person diesa.) intestate.b.) administratively.c.) testate.d.) statutorily.a.) (intestate.) Accretion is the process of accumulating new soila.) along a flowing body of water.b.) adjacent to an ocean.c.) next to a lake.d.) close to a baseline.a.) (along a flowing body of water.) The right of a government agency to take private property for a public use is calleda.) eminent domain.b.) escheat.c.) a quiet title action.d.) a partition action.a.) (eminent domain.) A holographic will does NOT have to bea.) signed.b.) witnessed.c.) dated.d.) entirely handwritten.b.) (witnessed.) In order to be a valid, a grant deed does NOT requirea.) recording.b.) a granting clause.c.) the signature of the grantor.d.) a proper writing.a.) (recording.) Land is torn by the action of water in the process calleda.) accretion.b.) evolution.c.) avulsion.d.) reliction.c.) (avulsion.) Which of the following deeds is a security instrument?a.) Quitclaim deedb.) Sheriff's deedc.) Grant deedd.) Trust deed d.) (Trust deed) Which type of deed would be used when the purchaser pays off a loan secured by the real estate?a.) Quitclaim deedb.) Reconveyance deedc.) Grant deedd.) Trust deed b.) (Reconveyance deed) Private land can be conveyed for public use or ownership by all of these methods EXCEPTa.) adverse possession.b.) common law dedication.c.) statutory dedication.d.) deed.a.) (adverse possession.)