MRES Massachusetts Real Estate Salesperson Exam - Set 1 - Part 3
Test your knowledge of technical writing concepts with these practice questions. Each question includes detailed explanations to help you understand the correct answers.
Question 41: A zoning ordinance lists a daycare as allowed in a residential district only if the board reviews the site and imposes conditions to manage traffic and parking. The board approves it. What did the board grant?
Question 42: A corner store has operated lawfully for years. The town then rezones the area for residences only, but the store is permitted to keep operating as it did before. What is the store now considered?
Question 43: A salesperson studies the enabling law that authorizes nearly every Massachusetts city and town, except Boston, to adopt zoning, create a zoning board of appeals, and grant variances and special permits. Which law is this?
Question 44: A landowner divides a tract so every resulting lot already has the required frontage on an existing public way. The planning board endorses the plan as not requiring subdivision review. What is this endorsement called?
Question 45: A developer wants to build affordable housing where less than ten percent of a town's housing is affordable. One state program lets a single board issue a permit waiving local zoning. Which program is this?
Question 46: A recent Massachusetts law requires certain communities served by public transit to create at least one district where multifamily housing is allowed as of right near a transit station. Which requirement is this?
Question 47: Before a newly constructed home may be lawfully occupied, the building department confirms the work complies with the building code and issues a document permitting occupancy. Which document is this?
Question 48: A subdivision developer places a provision in every deed barring any lot from being used for commercial purposes, and the limitation binds future owners. What is this private limitation called?
Question 49: A lot is governed by both a town zoning rule and a stricter private deed restriction covering the same subject. The two do not match. Which standard must the owner generally follow?
Question 50: A buyer purchases a home in a planned community and automatically becomes a member of an association that enforces shared rules and collects dues for common areas. Which set of governing documents creates these obligations?
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