Deck 35: Deeds

Question 1

What term describes everything of a permanent nature which may be holden?

A) Tenements
B) Testaments
C) Hereditaments
D) Heirlooms

Answer 1

Tenements

Question 2

Who is the person to whom a title is transferred?

A) Donee
B) Grantee
C) Consignee
D) Legatee

Answer 2

Grantee

Question 3

What term describes a formal declaration before an authorized official, by a person who executes a deed, that it is his or her free act?

A) Certification
B) Verification
C) Acknowledgment
D) Agreement

Answer 3

Acknowledgment

Question 4

What words of conveyance can be used in a valid deed?

A) Grant
B) Convey
C) Transfer
D) All of the above

Question 5

What is a country of origin of the metes and bounds system?

A) England
B) France
C) Spain
D) United States

Question 6

What term describes intersecting lines running east and west?

A) Meridians
B) Base lines
C) Bounds
D) Metes

Question 7

What term describes a map of the subdivision of a tract of land?

A) Plat
B) Plat map
C) Plot
D) All of the above

Question 8

What book is used to record a plat?

A) Locus book
B) Plot book
C) Plat book
D) Tract book

Question 9

From a buyer's perspective, what is the most desirable type of a deed?

A) Special warranty deed
B) Bargain and sale deed
C) Quitclaim deed
D) None of the above

Question 10

What is a commonly used deed in the U.S.?

A) General warranty deed
B) Full warranty deed
C) Common warranty deed
D) Ordinary warranty deed

Question 11

What other term describes a general warranty deed?

A) Full covenant and warranty deed
B) Universal covenant and warranty deed
C) Complete covenant and warranty deed
D) Absolute covenant and warranty deed

Question 12

Under a general warranty deed, against what claims will the grantor defend the title?

A) Claims arose before the grantor owned the property
B) Claims arose during the time when the grantor owned the property
C) Claims of all persons
D) Liens against the property

Question 13

What covenant is included in a general warranty deed?

A) Grantor has good title
B) No encumbrances exist
C) Grantor has good right to sell and convey the property
D) All of the above

Question 14

What clause in a general warranty deed defines the extent of ownership?

A) Addendum
B) Habendum
C) Ad damnum
D) Estoppel

Question 15

What other term describes a limited warranty deed?

A) Particular warranty
B) Special warranty
C) Unique warranty
D) Unusual warranty

Question 16

What warranty is included in a limited warranty deed?

A) No defects arose in the title during the time that the grantor owned the property
B) No defects arose in the title before the grantor owned the property
C) All of the above
D) None of the above

Question 17

Under what circumstances is a quitclaim deed commonly used?

A) To cure a defect in the chain of title
B) Grantor is not sure whether his or her title is good or bad
C) All of the above
D) None of the above

Question 18

What term describes a deed conveying the grantor's interest in the real property and containing no warranties?

A) Quitclaim deed
B) Deed without covenants
C) Fiduciary deed
D) All of the above

Question 19

What is a necessary part of a quitclaim deed?

A) Consideration
B) Warranties
C) All of the above
D) None of the above

Question 20

What state uses quitclaim deeds?

A) Colorado
B) New York
C) Washington
D) All of the above

Question 21

In feudal England, real property used to be transferred from one person to another in a public ceremony known as livery of seisin.

Question 22

Originally, a seal was an impression on wax or paper.

Question 23

Today, a valid deed must be in writing.

Question 24

One of the requirements of a modern valid deed is to be appreciated by the grantee.

Question 25

After the Revolutionary War, the government survey system had been established.

Question 26

There is a method of describing real property by reference to a recorded survey made when a large piece of land is subdivided.

Question 27

Today in the U.S., there are five commonly used types of deeds.

Question 28

A particular warranty deed is one of commonly used deeds.

Question 29

In a general warranty deed, the grantor will warrant and defend the title against the claims of all persons.

Question 30

The words "grant, bargain, and sell" create a general warranty deed in Arkansas.

Question 31

All states have created short forms of special warranty deeds.

Question 32

The words "with quitclaim covenants" are used to create a special warranty deed in Massachusetts.

Question 33

Quitclaim deeds are also called deeds with covenants.

Question 34

Quitclaim deeds are never used by fiduciaries for conveying real property.

Question 35

Bargain and sale deed may be used to transfer land as a gift.

Question 36

Bargain and sale deeds are used in Vermont.

Question 37

Traditionally, under common law, a contract that was under seal and contained promises was called a(n) ________.

Question 38

The act of transferring title to real property from one person to another is known as ________.

Question 39

A valid deed must describe the ________ being transferred.

Question 40

Today, one of the principal systems to describe real property in a deed is the ________ and bounds system.

Question 41

A row of townships running north and south is called a(n) ________.

Question 42

Today, one of the commonly used deeds is a general ________ deed.

Question 43

A lien against the property is called a(n) ________.

Question 44

A special warranty deed assures that no defects arose in the ________ during the time that the grantor owned the property

Question 45

A quitclaim deed is usually used when a deed is necessary to ________ a defect in the chain of title.

Question 46

An insurance policy, sold by a title company, which protects the purchaser against past problems with the property's title is called title ________.

Question 47

Match the terms with their descriptions:

-General warranty deed

A) Person transferring title to real property
B) Deed commonly used when the grantor is not sure whether his or her title is good or bad
C) Visible marks indicating boundaries
D) Things capable of being inherited
E) Deed containing warranties that the grantor will defend the title only against claims through him or her
F) Common type of deeds
G) Deed conveying the land itself rather than merely the grantor's interest in the property
H) Square mile of land
I) To give assurance
J) Essential element of a valid deed

Question 48

Match the terms with their descriptions:

-Grantor

A) Person transferring title to real property
B) Deed commonly used when the grantor is not sure whether his or her title is good or bad
C) Visible marks indicating boundaries
D) Things capable of being inherited
E) Deed containing warranties that the grantor will defend the title only against claims through him or her
F) Common type of deeds
G) Deed conveying the land itself rather than merely the grantor's interest in the property
H) Square mile of land
I) To give assurance
J) Essential element of a valid deed

Question 49

Match the terms with their descriptions:

-Section

A) Person transferring title to real property
B) Deed commonly used when the grantor is not sure whether his or her title is good or bad
C) Visible marks indicating boundaries
D) Things capable of being inherited
E) Deed containing warranties that the grantor will defend the title only against claims through him or her
F) Common type of deeds
G) Deed conveying the land itself rather than merely the grantor's interest in the property
H) Square mile of land
I) To give assurance
J) Essential element of a valid deed

Question 50

Match the terms with their descriptions:

-Acceptance by the grantee

A) Person transferring title to real property
B) Deed commonly used when the grantor is not sure whether his or her title is good or bad
C) Visible marks indicating boundaries
D) Things capable of being inherited
E) Deed containing warranties that the grantor will defend the title only against claims through him or her
F) Common type of deeds
G) Deed conveying the land itself rather than merely the grantor's interest in the property
H) Square mile of land
I) To give assurance
J) Essential element of a valid deed

Question 51

Match the terms with their descriptions:

-Bargain and sale deed

A) Person transferring title to real property
B) Deed commonly used when the grantor is not sure whether his or her title is good or bad
C) Visible marks indicating boundaries
D) Things capable of being inherited
E) Deed containing warranties that the grantor will defend the title only against claims through him or her
F) Common type of deeds
G) Deed conveying the land itself rather than merely the grantor's interest in the property
H) Square mile of land
I) To give assurance
J) Essential element of a valid deed

Question 52

Match the terms with their descriptions:

-Warrant

A) Person transferring title to real property
B) Deed commonly used when the grantor is not sure whether his or her title is good or bad
C) Visible marks indicating boundaries
D) Things capable of being inherited
E) Deed containing warranties that the grantor will defend the title only against claims through him or her
F) Common type of deeds
G) Deed conveying the land itself rather than merely the grantor's interest in the property
H) Square mile of land
I) To give assurance
J) Essential element of a valid deed

Question 53

Match the terms with their descriptions:

-Monuments

A) Person transferring title to real property
B) Deed commonly used when the grantor is not sure whether his or her title is good or bad
C) Visible marks indicating boundaries
D) Things capable of being inherited
E) Deed containing warranties that the grantor will defend the title only against claims through him or her
F) Common type of deeds
G) Deed conveying the land itself rather than merely the grantor's interest in the property
H) Square mile of land
I) To give assurance
J) Essential element of a valid deed

Question 54

Match the terms with their descriptions:

-Special warranty deed

A) Person transferring title to real property
B) Deed commonly used when the grantor is not sure whether his or her title is good or bad
C) Visible marks indicating boundaries
D) Things capable of being inherited
E) Deed containing warranties that the grantor will defend the title only against claims through him or her
F) Common type of deeds
G) Deed conveying the land itself rather than merely the grantor's interest in the property
H) Square mile of land
I) To give assurance
J) Essential element of a valid deed

Question 55

Match the terms with their descriptions:

-Hereditaments

A) Person transferring title to real property
B) Deed commonly used when the grantor is not sure whether his or her title is good or bad
C) Visible marks indicating boundaries
D) Things capable of being inherited
E) Deed containing warranties that the grantor will defend the title only against claims through him or her
F) Common type of deeds
G) Deed conveying the land itself rather than merely the grantor's interest in the property
H) Square mile of land
I) To give assurance
J) Essential element of a valid deed

Question 56

Match the terms with their descriptions:

-Quitclaim deed

A) Person transferring title to real property
B) Deed commonly used when the grantor is not sure whether his or her title is good or bad
C) Visible marks indicating boundaries
D) Things capable of being inherited
E) Deed containing warranties that the grantor will defend the title only against claims through him or her
F) Common type of deeds
G) Deed conveying the land itself rather than merely the grantor's interest in the property
H) Square mile of land
I) To give assurance
J) Essential element of a valid deed

Question 57

Define a deed under the common law and discuss essential elements of a deed.

Question 58

Identify and discuss three principal systems used today to describe real property in a deed.

Question 59

Give a modern definition of a deed. Compare and contrast a general warranty deed and a special warranty deed.

Question 60

Adrian sold his house to Rose, and gave her a general warranty deed. Later Rose found out that there is a lien attached to the property. What should Rose do in this situation?

Question 61

Ted, an executor of Barbara's estate, is distributing the estate's assets according to her will. She left her log cabin to Connor. Ted is not sure whether this property's title is good or bad. What should Ted do in this situation?