LA Bar Property Law 2

Question 1

Under Louisiana Civil Code, which of the following is a component part of a tract of land?

Accepted Answer

A building permanently constructed on the land by the landowner

Answer

La. C.C. art. 462-463 provides that things permanently incorporated into land, such as buildings belonging to the landowner, are component parts of the tract.

Question 2

In Louisiana, 'fruits' of property are best defined as:

Accepted Answer

Revenues and products derived from a thing without diminishing its substance

Answer

La. C.C. art. 551 defines fruits as revenues or products derived from a thing that do not diminish its substance, such as rents or natural harvests.

Question 3

Under Louisiana law, co-ownership of immovable property gives each co-owner:

Accepted Answer

An undivided interest in the whole property

Answer

La. C.C. art. 797 provides that ownership shared by two or more persons is co-ownership, each holding an undivided share in the whole.

Question 4

A Louisiana landowner discovers a neighbor's fence encroaches 2 feet onto his property. The most appropriate Civil Code remedy is to:

Accepted Answer

File a boundary action to fix the boundary and demand removal of the encroachment

Answer

La. C.C. arts. 784-796 provide boundary actions allowing an owner to demand judicial fixing of the boundary and removal of any encroachment.

Question 5

Under Louisiana law, a person who acquires immovable property by inheritance:

Accepted Answer

Acquires ownership at the moment of the decedent's death

Answer

La. C.C. art. 940 provides that universal successors acquire ownership of the estate from the moment of the decedent's death by operation of law.

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LA Bar Property Law 2