LSIT Legal and Boundary Principles 5

Question 1

A prescriptive easement differs from adverse possession primarily in that:

Accepted Answer

Prescriptive easements grant only a right to use land, not title to it

Answer

A prescriptive easement grants a right of use over another's land, while adverse possession transfers fee title to the claimant.

Question 2

Which legal doctrine holds that when a deed conveys land bounded by a highway or road, the grantee receives title to the centerline of that road, absent contrary intent?

Accepted Answer

Highway centerline presumption

Answer

The highway centerline presumption (or centerline rule) holds that a conveyance abutting a road typically extends to the road's centerline unless the deed clearly states otherwise.

Question 3

When a deed describes land as bounded by a non-navigable stream, the boundary is typically:

Accepted Answer

The centerline (thread) of the stream

Answer

For non-navigable streams, common law places the boundary at the thread (centerline) of the stream, with each riparian owner holding to mid-channel.

Question 4

The concept of 'riparian rights' is most associated with which property characteristic?

Accepted Answer

Ownership of land abutting a body of water

Answer

Riparian rights are the water-use and access rights held by landowners whose property borders a stream, river, or other body of water.

Question 5

Under the 'agreed boundary' doctrine, a boundary agreement between adjoining owners is binding when:

Accepted Answer

There is uncertainty about the true boundary and the parties fix a line in good faith

Answer

An agreed boundary is valid when the true boundary is uncertain and the parties, acting in good faith, fix a specific line as their common boundary.

(LSIT) Land Surveyor in Training Practice Test

(LSIT) Land Surveyor in Training Practice Test

LSIT Legal and Boundary Principles 5