MRES Massachusetts Real Estate Salesperson Exam - Set 1 - Part 2
Test your knowledge of technical writing concepts with these practice questions. Each question includes detailed explanations to help you understand the correct answers.
Question 21: A buyer learns that a parcel's title was confirmed by the Land Court, which issued a certificate naming the owner and conclusively establishing title. Under which system does this parcel fall?
Question 22: A neighbor openly and continuously uses part of an adjoining parcel for decades, hoping to claim it. He then learns the parcel is registered land under a Land Court certificate. What results from his long use?
Question 23: An owner holds a recorded right to cross a neighbor's driveway to reach her own landlocked lot, and the right passes to whoever later owns her lot. Which interest does she hold?
Question 24: A utility company holds a recorded right to run power lines across many private parcels. The right belongs to the company itself, not to any neighboring parcel it owns. Which interest is this?
Question 25: A person openly, continuously, and without permission uses a path across a neighbor's land for the full statutory period and gains a legal right to keep using it. How was that right acquired?
Question 26: A landowner gives a friend verbal permission to park on his lot during summer visits, and he may withdraw that permission at any time. The right does not run with any land. What has he granted?
Question 27: A survey reveals that a neighbor's new garage extends about two feet over the boundary onto the adjoining owner's lot. Which term best describes this physical intrusion?
Question 28: A creditor obtains a court judgment against a debtor, and the judgment attaches to all of the debtor's real property in the county rather than to one specific parcel. Which type of lien is this?
Question 29: A licensed broker fully earns a commission, but the seller refuses to pay. The broker wants to know whether Massachusetts gives him a lien on the property to secure the unpaid fee. What is the answer?
Question 30: A property carries a recorded first mortgage, a later judgment lien, and unpaid municipal real estate taxes. When the property is sold to satisfy debts, which claim generally holds the highest priority?
Question 31: An owner of waterfront land in Massachusetts wonders how far her private ownership extends along the shore. Under the longstanding colonial rule, how far seaward does her private title generally reach?
Question 32: A downtown landowner wants to sell the right to build above her building while keeping the ground-level structure. Which property right is she conveying?
Question 33: A Massachusetts homeowner wants the highest level of homestead protection for the equity in her principal residence. Which step does she generally take to secure the larger amount?
Question 34: A city enacts zoning and building codes that limit how property owners may use and develop their land in order to protect public health and safety. Which governmental power authorizes this?
Question 35: A state agency needs private land to widen a public highway. The owner refuses to sell, so the agency takes the land and pays just compensation. Which power is being exercised?
Question 36: A person dies owning a home but leaves no will and no locatable heirs. The state ultimately claims title to the property. Which governmental power explains this outcome?
Question 37: A Massachusetts town wants to raise its total annual property tax collections far above the usual limit. A statewide law restricts how much the total levy may grow each year. Which law is this?
Question 38: A town installs new sewer lines that specially benefit a group of nearby properties, and it charges those owners a proportionate share of the cost. What is this charge called?
Question 39: A municipality divides its territory into districts and sets rules for the permitted uses, building heights, and lot sizes within each district. Which land use control is the municipality applying?
Question 40: An owner's irregular, narrow lot cannot meet the required side-yard setback because of its unusual shape, causing real hardship. He asks the zoning board for relief from that dimensional rule. What is he seeking?
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