FREE LA-Notary Property Law (Things, Ownership, and Usufruct) Questions and Answers

Question 1

A mobile home that is not permanently attached to a foundation and is intended to be moved from time to time is classified under Louisiana law as what kind of thing?

Accepted Answer

Corporeal movable

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Immovable by nature

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Immovable by declaration

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Incorporeal movable

Question 2

Three siblings, Alice, Bob, and Carol, inherit a tract of land from their parents in equal shares. What is the legal term for their form of ownership?

Accepted Answer

Ownership in indivision

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Usufruct

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Servitude

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Separate property

Question 3

A usufruct is granted to Jean over a piece of property for the duration of his life. Which of the following events will NOT terminate the usufruct?

Accepted Answer

The sale of the property by the naked owner.

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The death of Jean, the usufructuary.

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The total and permanent destruction of the property.

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Jean's express written renunciation of the usufruct.

Question 4

To acquire ownership of an immovable through 30-year acquisitive prescription, a possessor must have possession that is:

Accepted Answer

Continuous, uninterrupted, peaceable, public, and unequivocal.

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In good faith and with just title.

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Intermittent and with the owner's permission.

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Only for a portion of the property claimed.

Question 5

A farmer installs a sophisticated irrigation system, including underground pipes and pumps, on his farmland. Under Louisiana law, this irrigation system is best classified as:

Accepted Answer

A component part by attachment.

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A separate corporeal movable.

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A component part by incorporation.

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A predial servitude.

Question 6

Marie has a usufruct over a rental apartment building. Which of the following actions is she permitted to take?

Accepted Answer

Collect all rental income generated by the apartments.

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Sell the building to a third party.

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Demolish the building to construct a new one.

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Refuse to pay the property taxes.

Question 7

When a usufruct is established over a piece of property, the owner of the property retains what is known as:

Accepted Answer

Naked ownership

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Full ownership

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Servitude

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Precarious possession