PRES Pennsylvania Real Estate Salesperson Examination - Set 4 - 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: Under Pennsylvania's Real Estate Seller Disclosure Law, when must a seller of residential property deliver the property disclosure statement to the buyer?

After closing

Only on the buyer's request

Within thirty days of closing

Before the agreement of sale is signed

Question 22: Under Pennsylvania's Seller Disclosure Law, which transfer is exempt from the property disclosure requirement?

A transfer by an estate executor

A typical resale by an owner-occupant

A sale to an unrelated buyer

A sale through a listing broker

Question 23: An executor selling a deceased owner's home and a long-time owner-occupant both skip the Pennsylvania disclosure statement. Who has violated the Seller Disclosure Law?

Both of them

The owner-occupant only

The executor only

Neither of them

Question 24: A Pennsylvania seller knowingly fails to disclose a serious material defect, and the buyer is harmed after closing. What exposure does the seller face?

None, because the sale closed

Only a small administrative fee

Liability for damages and possible rescission

A property-tax increase

Question 25: A Pennsylvania licensee may complete the blanks on approved standard forms, but a genuine legal question arises about a clause's effect. What should the licensee do?

Draft a custom clause

Give a legal opinion

Prepare the deed personally

Recommend that the consumer consult an attorney

Question 26: The federal Fair Housing Act prohibits housing discrimination based on a person's membership in protected classes. How many protected classes does the federal Act list?

Seven

Five

Ten

Three

Question 27: One older federal civil rights law bars all racial discrimination in property with no exemptions whatsoever. Which law is this?

The Fair Housing Act

The Civil Rights Act of eighteen sixty-six

The Americans with Disabilities Act

The Equal Credit Opportunity Act

Question 28: Which protected class under the federal Fair Housing Act protects families with children under eighteen and pregnant persons?

National origin

Disability

Familial status

Color

Question 29: A landlord must waive a no-pets policy and charge no pet fee for a tenant's assistance animal. Under disability protection, what is this kind of change called?

A zoning variance

A steering practice

A net listing

A reasonable accommodation

Question 30: Which federal agency administers and enforces the Fair Housing Act, investigating complaints and issuing advertising guidance?

Housing and Urban Development

The Environmental Protection Agency

The Federal Emergency Management Agency

The State Real Estate Commission

Question 31: An agent shows minority buyers homes only in certain neighborhoods, channeling them by protected class even while believing it is helpful. What is this practice called?

Blockbusting

Steering

Redlining

Puffing

Question 32: An agent tells owners that members of a protected class are moving in and values will fall, urging them to sell now. Which illegal practice is this?

Steering

Redlining

Blockbusting

A tie-in arrangement

Question 33: A lender refuses to make loans in a neighborhood based on its racial composition rather than applicants' qualifications. What is this practice called?

Steering

Blockbusting

Procuring cause

Redlining

Question 34: An advertisement for an ordinary apartment states quiet adult building, no children. Why does this violate Fair Housing?

It excludes families with children

It mentions the monthly rent

It names the city

It lists the square footage

Question 35: Under disability protection, what may a housing provider never ask a person about during the application process?

The desired move-in date

The nature or severity of a disability

The number of occupants

Employment for income verification

Question 36: An owner of one four-unit building lives in a unit and wants to refuse renters of a certain race, asking the agent to help. May the licensee assist?

Yes, the building is exempt

Yes, with written disclosure

No, the agent may not assist

Yes, if no advertising is used

Question 37: Housing for older persons is exempt from one protected class only. From which class is qualified senior housing exempt?

Race

Disability

Religion

Familial status

Question 38: A blind applicant with a guide dog applies at a building with a strict no-pets policy and a pet fee. What must the landlord do?

Waive the policy and charge no fee

Charge the pet fee anyway

Deny the application

Require proof of the disability

Question 39: A person who believes they suffered housing discrimination wants to file a complaint with the federal agency. Generally, within what time must the complaint be filed?

Thirty days

One year

Five years

Ninety days

Question 40: A real estate office is open to the public. Under which law must it remove architectural barriers where readily achievable and meet accessibility standards?

The Sherman Antitrust Act

The Statute of Frauds

The Americans with Disabilities Act

The Clean Water Act

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