RPLS Legal Principles 2

Question 1

Under the doctrine of acquiescence, neighboring landowners may establish a binding boundary line by:

Accepted Answer

Mutually recognizing and treating a line as the boundary for the statutory period

Answer

Acquiescence occurs when adjoining owners mutually recognize and treat a line as their common boundary for the period required by state statute.

Question 2

A 'call for a natural monument' in a deed description typically takes priority over which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A course and distance call

Answer

In the hierarchy of conflicting calls, monuments (especially natural ones) generally control over courses and distances.

Question 3

The legal concept of 'privity of contract' in boundary disputes means that:

Accepted Answer

An agreement is enforceable only between the original contracting parties and their successors in interest

Answer

Privity limits contractual obligations to parties in a direct contractual relationship or those who have succeeded to their interests.

Question 4

When a deed conveys land 'to the center of the road,' the grantor is presumed to convey:

Accepted Answer

Title to the centerline of the road subject to the public easement

Answer

The common law presumption is that a conveyance to a road boundary carries title to its centerline, encumbered by the public right-of-way.

Question 5

A 'gap' in the public land survey system refers to:

Accepted Answer

An unintentional space between two adjoining parcels not conveyed to either

Answer

A gap is an area of land left between two conveyances that was not included in either deed, creating a parcel with no recorded owner.

(RPLS) Registered Professional Land Surveyor Practice Test