PA Bar Real Property 3

Question 1

In Pennsylvania, which type of easement is created by operation of law when a grantor conveys a landlocked parcel with no other access to a public road?

Accepted Answer

Easement by necessity

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Easement by prescription

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Easement by estoppel

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Easement by prior use

Question 2

A tenancy by the entirety in Pennsylvania can only be created between:

Accepted Answer

Married couples only

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Any two co-owners who express that intent in the deed

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Business partners as co-owners

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Joint tenants who choose to convert their tenancy

Question 3

Under the implied warranty of habitability in Pennsylvania residential leases, a landlord's breach allows a tenant to:

Accepted Answer

Withhold rent, repair and deduct, or terminate the lease depending on the severity

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Terminate the lease only after giving 30 days' notice

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Vacate immediately without further obligation only if the property is condemned

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Sue only for damages after vacating the property

Question 4

In Pennsylvania, a deed conveying real property must be delivered to be effective. Which of the following constitutes a valid delivery?

Accepted Answer

The grantor physically hands the deed to the grantee with intent to transfer title

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The grantor records the deed without informing the grantee

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The grantor prepares the deed and places it in a safe for later delivery

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The grantor's attorney retains the deed pending payment of the purchase price with no grantor right of retrieval

Question 5

Under Pennsylvania eminent domain law, a property owner is entitled to 'just compensation' when the government takes private property. This amount is measured by:

Accepted Answer

The property's fair market value at the time of the taking

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The assessed tax value of the property

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The owner's subjective value or replacement cost

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The original purchase price adjusted for inflation

Question 6

A future interest retained by the grantor after conveying a fee simple defeasible estate that allows the grantor to reclaim the property upon the happening of a named condition is called a:

Accepted Answer

Possibility of reverter

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Right of re-entry (power of termination)

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Reversion

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Executory interest

Question 7

In Pennsylvania, the doctrine of after-acquired title (estoppel by deed) provides that when a grantor conveys property they do not yet own and later acquires title, the after-acquired title:

Accepted Answer

Automatically vests in the grantee

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Vests in the grantee only if the grantee re-records the original deed

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Remains with the grantor unless the grantee files a quiet title action

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Passes to the grantee only with a new deed from the grantor