TN Bar Tennessee Property Law

Question 1

Tennessee abolished the common-law Rule Against Perpetuities and replaced it with the Uniform Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities, which provides a wait-and-see period of:

Accepted Answer

90 years

Answer

21 years

Answer

100 years

Answer

Lives in being plus 21 years only

Question 2

Under Tennessee law, a joint tenancy with right of survivorship can be created only if the deed expressly states:

Accepted Answer

'To A and B as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common'

Answer

'To A and B jointly'

Answer

'To A and B in equal shares'

Answer

'To A and B as co-owners'

Question 3

In Tennessee, adverse possession requires possession that is actual, open, notorious, continuous, exclusive, and hostile for a period of:

Accepted Answer

10 years

Answer

5 years

Answer

7 years

Answer

20 years

Question 4

Tennessee's recording act is best characterized as a:

Accepted Answer

Race-notice statute

Answer

Race statute

Answer

Notice statute

Answer

Pure possession statute

Question 5

Under Tennessee landlord-tenant law, a residential landlord must return a security deposit or provide an itemized written statement of deductions within how many days of a tenant's vacation?

Accepted Answer

30 days

Answer

14 days

Answer

21 days

Answer

45 days

Question 6

Tennessee's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA) applies in counties with a population of at least:

Accepted Answer

50,000

Answer

25,000

Answer

75,000

Answer

100,000