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18 Cards in this Set
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How are littoral rights dealt with when a property is sold? |
littoral rights attach to the property |
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The position, that requires that property owners obtain permits for use of water, is called ___________. |
the doctrine of prior appropriation |
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The highest form of ownership interest one can acquire in real estate is the |
absolute fee simple estate |
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Upon the death of the owner, a life estate passes to |
the original owner or other named person |
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In which Chapter of the Natural Resources Code can you read The Texas Open Beaches Act? |
chapter 61 |
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Littoral right concern properties abutting which water sources? |
lake and seas |
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In Texas streams are recognized as |
navigable or non navigable |
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Which of the following is NOT a form of legal life estate? |
pur autre vie |
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In Texas, urban homesteads may not be more than |
10 acres |
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How is a conventional life estate created? |
a fee simple owner grants the life estate to a life tenant |
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After which period of time the land escheats to the state, if owner of a property has been missing and cannot be located and has no heir to will the property to? |
7 years |
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What type of system was based on the distribution of land in return for services to the king? |
feudal system |
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Encumbrances and police powers are |
interests that do not include possession |
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An interest in real estate is best defined as ownership of |
one or more of the bundle of rights to real property. |
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What distinguishes a pur autre vie life estate from an ordinary life estate? |
The pur autre vie estate endures only for the lifetime of a person other than the grantee. |
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What entity issues water rights? |
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) |
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The rule of capture allows a property owner to |
pump ground water |
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