NJRE - New Jersey Real Estate Salesperson License Examination

Question 21: A buyer in Cherry Hill purchases an existing residence and expects the municipality to confirm code compliance before move-in. Some New Jersey municipalities require a Certificate of Continued Occupancy for resale of dwellings within the borders. Which of the following BEST identifies the source of authority for a municipal CCO requirement?

Pinelands Commission rules

The federal HUD CCO program

Tidelands grant approval

Municipal property maintenance ordinances

Question 22: A buyer in Newark requests a wood-destroying insect inspection before closing on an older residential property. A licensed pest control operator completes the inspection and issues an industry-standard form. Which form BEST identifies the WDI inspection report commonly used in New Jersey closings?

The HUD NPMA-33 (formerly NPCA-1)

The IRS Schedule E summary

The HUD-1 settlement form

The CMA cover sheet

Question 23: A seller in Atlantic City lists a residential property as is. The buyer accepts the property in its current condition with no seller-funded repairs. Under New Jersey law, the as-is clause does not relieve the seller of which underlying duty regarding known property conditions?

Duty to repair the roof at closing

Duty to provide free homeowners insurance

Duty to disclose known latent defects

Duty to pay the buyer's inspection fees

Question 24: A New Jersey buyer sues a seller and the seller's licensee for failure to disclose a known leaking underground oil tank, citing the Consumer Fraud Act. If the buyer prevails on liability and proves an ascertainable loss, what is the principal CFA damage remedy?

Double the amount of actual damages

Treble damages plus reasonable attorney fees

Punitive damages capped at ten thousand

Specific performance to repair the tank

Question 25: A New Jersey property manager handles a multi-unit apartment building in Hoboken and owes the owner the highest level of duty. Which mnemonic BEST captures the core fiduciary duties a property manager owes the owner-client under common law principles?

PETE

MARIA

DUST

OLD CAR

Question 26: A property manager in Trenton evaluates a rental applicant by ordering a credit report, verifying current and former employment, contacting prior landlords, and reviewing the applicant's prior eviction history. Which of the following BEST describes this routine pre-tenancy process?

Routine tenant screening and qualification

Discriminatory disparate impact analysis

Federal antitrust market division

Unauthorized appraisal practice

Question 27: The New Jersey Fair Chance in Housing Act restricts when and how a landlord may consider a rental applicant's criminal history. The statute generally prohibits the landlord from asking about criminal history before a specific stage in the application process. Which of the following BEST identifies that timing rule?

Before any showing of the unit

Before the lease is fully executed

Before the landlord makes a conditional offer

Before tenant pays first month's rent

Question 28: A landlord in Bergen County prepares a vacancy advertisement and wants to comply with federal Fair Housing Act and NJ Law Against Discrimination rules. Which of the following advertising practices BEST identifies one that is prohibited under fair housing rules?

Listing the number of bedrooms and bathrooms

Stating preferences based on familial status

Including the monthly rent amount

Identifying nearby public transit routes

Question 29: A property manager in Newark sets rent for vacant units by analyzing recent rental comparables, the building's operating expenses, vacancy allowances, and local rent control overlays where applicable. Which of the following BEST identifies the rental analog of a sales comparative market analysis the manager is performing?

A USPAP-compliant appraisal report

Federal LIHTC compliance audit

A rental market analysis (rental CMA)

A 1031 like-kind exchange filing

Question 30: A New Jersey property manager classifies a roof patch needed after a sudden storm as a corrective and time-sensitive repair, while routine HVAC filter changes are part of a planned schedule. Which of the following BEST identifies the maintenance category for the rapid storm patch response?

Routine maintenance

Preventive maintenance

Capital improvement

Emergency maintenance

Question 31: A New Jersey broker who handles property management funds for owners and tenants must maintain a dedicated trust account that is separate from the broker's operating accounts. Which administrative code chapter BEST imposes the trust-account requirements on brokers in New Jersey?

N.J.A.C. 11:5-5 (trust accounting rules)

N.J.A.C. 7:13 (flood hazard areas)

N.J.A.C. 5:23 (Uniform Construction Code)

N.J.A.C. 7:28-27 (radon)

Question 32: A New Jersey landlord of a building covered by the Rent Security Deposit Act must hold each tenant's deposit in a specific kind of account and may collect a maximum amount tied to monthly rent. Which of the following BEST identifies the maximum permitted security deposit under N.J.S.A. 46:8-21.2?

Three months' rent

Five months' rent

One and one-half months' rent

Six months' rent

Question 33: A property management agreement between a New Jersey broker and an owner typically addresses the broker's scope of authority, term and termination, compensation, owner obligations, accounting and reporting, and indemnity. Which of the following BEST identifies an additional core component such an agreement should include?

Authority to file the owner's tax returns

Limitations of liability for the broker

Permission to forge the owner's signature

Power to convey owner property

Question 34: A residential landlord in Jersey City delivers a unit to a tenant that has no functioning heat in January. Under case law, the tenant may have remedies for breach of the implied warranty of habitability. Which 1970 New Jersey Supreme Court decision established repair and deduct?

Strawn v. Canuso

Weintraub v. Krobatsch

Berzito v. Gambino

Marini v. Ireland

Question 35: A residential tenant in Newark withholds rent because of serious habitability defects the landlord has failed to repair, then defends the resulting eviction case on the habitability defects as a defense. Which New Jersey Supreme Court decision BEST authorizes the rent withholding and habitability defense?

Marini v. Ireland

Strawn v. Canuso

Berzito v. Gambino

Weintraub v. Krobatsch

Question 36: A landlord in Camden persistently fails to repair a serious flooding condition that makes the apartment uninhabitable. The tenant ultimately gives notice and vacates, then sues the landlord for breach. Which legal doctrine BEST identifies the tenant's claim that the landlord effectively forced the tenant out?

Constructive eviction

Retaliatory eviction

Strict foreclosure

Adverse possession

Question 37: A New Jersey residential landlord wants to evict a covered tenant for the landlord's own owner-occupation. The Anti-Eviction Act limits this ground and requires a notice of termination tied to the specific cause. Which of the following BEST identifies the protected list of grounds for removal in N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1?

Grounds (a) through (e) only

Grounds (1) through (15) only

Grounds (I) through (V) only

Grounds (a) through (r)

Question 38: A landlord in Trenton seeking to evict a covered residential tenant under the Anti-Eviction Act must follow a specific statutory sequence. Which of the following BEST identifies the typical step that comes before a notice to quit when the ground is a curable lease violation?

A notice of compliance recorded

A notice to cease

A federal certified mailing

A FEMA flood disclosure

Question 39: After service of the proper notices in a New Jersey residential eviction, the landlord must file a verified complaint in the Special Civil Part. Following a trial in which the landlord prevails, the court issues a document granting the landlord the right to take the unit. Which document BEST identifies this judgment?

A writ of attachment

A constructive trust

A docketed money judgment

A judgment of possession

Question 40: After a judgment of possession in a New Jersey eviction, the landlord must request and obtain a specific court order from the clerk before a court officer may actually carry out the lockout. Which document BEST identifies that follow-up order issued after the judgment?

A notice of disapproval

A new notice to cease

A warrant of removal

A lis pendens notice

NJRE New Jersey Real Estate Salesperson License Examination - Set 4 - Part 2