FREE Bar Exam MBE (Real Property) Questions and Answers

Question 1

Which of the following elements is required for a valid deed to transfer real property?

Accepted Answer

Signature of the grantor

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Consideration

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Witnessed by three individuals

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Notarization by a public official

Question 2

What type of property ownership involves the right of survivorship, where the interest of a deceased owner automatically passes to the remaining owners?

Accepted Answer

Joint Tenancy

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Tenancy in common

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Life Estate

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Fee Simple Absolute

Question 3

Which type of easement benefits a specific piece of land and is attached to the land, regardless of the owner?

Accepted Answer

Easement in Gross

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Easement by Necessity

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Prescriptive Easement

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License

Question 4

What legal doctrine allows a property owner to acquire title to another's real property through continuous, open, and hostile possession for a specified period?

Accepted Answer

Adverse Possession

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Eminent Domain

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Codemnation

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Laches

Question 5

Which covenant in a general warranty deed promises that the grantor has good title and the right to convey the property?

Accepted Answer

Covenant of Seisin

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Covenant Against Encumbrances

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Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment

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Covenant of Warranty Forever

Question 6

Under the statute of frauds, which type of agreement related to real property must be in writing to be enforceable?

Accepted Answer

Oral agreements for the sale of real property

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Leases under one year

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Verbal easements

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Handshake agreements

Question 7

What term refers to the legal process through which property is transferred from a decedent to their heirs or beneficiaries?

Accepted Answer

Probate

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Estate Planning

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Trust Administration

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Property Partition

Question 8

Which doctrine provides that a bona fide purchaser for value who takes title to real property without notice of another's equitable interest takes priority over that interest?

Accepted Answer

Doctrine of Recording Acts

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Doctrine of Lis Pendens

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Doctrine of Estoppel

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Doctrine of Marketable Title

Question 9

In a lease agreement, what is the tenant's obligation to use the property in a responsible and lawful manner called

Accepted Answer

Covenant of Good Use

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Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment

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Covenant to Repair

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Covenant of Habitability

Question 10

What legal doctrine allows a person to acquire title to abandoned property by occupying and using it openly and exclusively for a certain period?

Accepted Answer

Adverse Possession

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Condemnation

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Escheat

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Accession