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The power of government to issue zoning regulations is constitutional
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Zoning is considered constitutional as long as the zoning regulation bears some reasonable relationship to the public welfare.
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Zoning is a judicial process and usually involves court proceedings.
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Zoning does not require procedural due process.
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Zoning is considered a legislative function of a governmental authority.
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Zoning is generally enforced through injunction.
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An owner may be responsible for hazardous waste cleanup, even if the owner was not the creator of the hazardous waste.
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State governments have the right to take private property for public use.
Question 9
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Local governments do not have the right to take private property for public use.
Question 10
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The exercise of the power of eminent domain requires procedural due process.
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An owners property may be sold to governmental authorities for failure to pay real estate taxes.
Question 12
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Public real property is not subject to mechanics and materialmens liens.
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Mechanics and materialmens liens can never be waived.
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Private restrictions on the use of real property are never enforceable
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Generally, private restrictions on the use of real property are enforceable
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Subcontractors are generally not entitled to a mechanics liens
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The right to use real property for a special purpose such as a roadway is known as an easement
Question 18
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The right to use real property for a special purpose such as a roadway is known as a restrictive covenant
Question 19
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A trust deed is a public encumbrance
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Building codes are generally thought of as private.
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A purchaser who has actual knowledge of contamination at the time of purchasing the property may still be an innocent party under CERCLA.
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A Phase I environmental examination involves drilling wells and analyzing water samples.
Question 23
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A Phase II environmental examination generally involves drilling wells and analyzing water and soil samples
Question 24
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A property owner has the right to challenge an assessment of his or her property for purposes of taxation
Question 25
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A property owner does not have the right to challenge an assessment of his or her property for purposes of taxation.
Question 26
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Which of the following is generally thought not to be a public encumbrance
Question 27
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The use of real property which is changed or prohibited by subsequent zoning regulations is known as a
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easement
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nonconforming use
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injunction
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ad valorem
Question 28
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Which of the following is not a public use which supports the exercise of the power of eminent domain
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public street
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park
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airport
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forest reserve
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none of the above
Question 29
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Which of the following would not be considered a private encumbrance
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materialmens lien
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ad valorem tax
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trust deed
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restrictive covenant
Question 30
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Which of the following people are generally entitled to file a mechanics or materialmens lien
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subcontractors
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laborers
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material suppliers
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land surveyors
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all of the above
Question 31
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If you were in a state which followed the New York theory of lien claims and an owner had a contract to build a home for $100,000.00 and had already paid the general contractor $60,000.00, the owner responsibility to subcontractors and material suppliers on lien claims would be limited to:
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$40,000.00
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$60,000.00
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$100,000.00
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none of the above
Question 32
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If you were in a state which applied the Pennsylvania theory of lien claims and an owner had a contract to build a home for $100,000.00 and had already paid the general contractor $60,000.00, the owner liability to subcontractors and materialmen would be limited to
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Which of the following is not responsible for cleanup costs of hazardous waste
Question 34
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The amount of real estate taxes are generally based upon
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the value of the property
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the original purchase price of the property
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the use of the property
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the depreciated value of the property
Question 35
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Which of the following is not considered a legislative function of government
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zoning
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eminent domain
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taxation
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building codes