1. What is the main purpose of zoning and what does it consist of? What is the main purpose of zoning and what does it consist of?
2. Leon owns a small community grocery store. The property and neighborhood where the store is located were rezoned to residential use after Leon started his store. Now, retail and service businesses are not a permitted use. Leon wants to convert the store into a pet store. Will Leon be able to covert the store into a pet store?
3. What general methods does a government authority use to enforce its zoning regulations?
4. What are the four classes of parties that are potentially responsible for the cleanup of hazardous substances?
5. What are the procedural safeguards in place in the event of an exercise of the power of eminent domain?
6. Penelope owns a vacant lot worth about $50,000. The lot is located next to a city public park. The city wants to expand the park and intends to condemn Penelope's lot. Can Penelope stop the city from condemning her lot? Will she be able to recover the value of her lot if it is condemned?
7. How are liens for unpaid real property taxes enforced by a public taxing authority?
8. What is a judgment lien, and why should a real property owner by concerned about it?
9. Who is entitled to claim a mechanic's or materialmen's lien?
10. What is the general rule for the priority of a mechanic's or materialman's lien claim and why is this priority important?
11. What is required for a formal notice or claim of lien?
12. How are private restrictive covenants composed?
13. Polly lives in a single-family subdivision. The subdivision has restrictive covenants that prohibit the operation of a business in the subdivision. Polly sells lawn ornaments from her home and displays her inventory on her front lawn. Her next-door neighbor, Matthew sues Polly to enjoin or stop her from operating the business. Will Matthew be successful in stopping Polly from operating her business?
14. List and briefly discuss the types of private encumbrances on real property.
15. What are the differences between an appurtenant easement and an easement in gross, and give an example of each.
16. The owner of Parcel A gives to the owner of Parcel B an easement to use a driveway located on Parcel A. Which parcel is the dominant tenement and which parcel is the servient tenement?
17. What are the four ways in which an easement can be created?
18. You are a paralegal in a law firm representing a property owner. The property owner is negotiating to purchase a driveway easement from a neighbor. You have been asked to prepare the easement agreement. What information do you need?
19. What is a blanket easement?
20. Are prescriptive and implied easements appurtenant or easements in gross?
21. Is there any written proof of a prescriptive or implied easement?
22. How is an easement by necessity differ from a prescriptive easement?
23. Adam owns two lots of real property, Lot 1 and Lot 2. Lot 1 is located next to a public right-of-way but Lot 2 is landlocked from the public lot right-of-way by Lot 1. Adam conveys Lot 2 to Benny with a deed, making no reference to any rights-of-way or any other kinds of easement benefiting Lot 2. Benny then sells Lot 2 to Charlie. Charlie claims against Adam that she has a right-of-way easement over Lot 1 for the purposes of providing access from the public street to Lot 2. Does Charlie have a valid claim?
24. What are the requirements for an abandonment of an easement?
25. How an easement can be lost by merger of the dominant and servient tenements.
26. Derek has a driveway easement over Elliot's property. By the terms of the easement, the driveway easement expired 8 months ago. Derek continues to use the driveway easement. Can Elliot use Derek for trespass? Why or why not?
27. What is a license, and how does it differ from an easement?
28. Gary owns 50 acres of forested land that is a great place for hunting. Walter, a friend and an avid hunter, asks Gary for permission to hunt deer on his property. Gary gives Walter a piece of paper that has written on it, "You may hunt deer on my property until I tell you to stop." The paper is signed by Gary. Does Walter have an easement or a license?
29. Fred, who is a friend of Rosie gives her oral permission to fish in a pond located on his farm. Rosie fishes in the pond for several years. Fred then sells the farm to Harry. Harry sees Rosie fishing and asks her to leave. Harry tells her that she cannot fish in the pond. Does Rosie have some legal right to continue fishing in the pond? If Rosie does try to fish in the pond, can Harry sue her for trespass?

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Zoning is a tool used by local governments to regulate land use and development within a specific area The main purpose of zoning is to promote orderly development protect property values and ensure c... View the full answer