MS Bar MS Bar Property Law 3

Question 1

Under Mississippi law, an easement by necessity arises when which of the following occurs?

Accepted Answer

Land is conveyed leaving a parcel without access to a public road

Answer

An easement by necessity arises when a conveyance leaves a parcel landlocked with no access to a public road.

Question 2

Under Mississippi law, which of the following best describes a life estate?

Accepted Answer

A freehold estate measured by the life of a person

Answer

A life estate is a freehold interest in real property measured by the life of the life tenant or another specified person.

Question 3

In Mississippi, a covenant running with the land requires which element to bind successors?

Accepted Answer

Writing, intent, touch and concern, and privity

Answer

A real covenant running with the land requires writing, intent to bind successors, that it touch and concern the land, and privity of estate.

Question 4

Under Mississippi zoning law, a nonconforming use refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A previously lawful use that became nonconforming when zoning changed

Answer

A nonconforming use is a lawful pre-existing use that became inconsistent with zoning requirements after a zoning change.

Question 5

Under Mississippi law, which doctrine prevents a grantor who has conveyed property from later claiming title adverse to the grantee?

Accepted Answer

Estoppel by deed

Answer

Estoppel by deed prevents a grantor from asserting title against a grantee after having conveyed the property by deed.

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