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Property Law & Real Estate Flashcards

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  1. A neighbor erects a fence that encroaches two feet onto an adjoining property. This intrusion onto another's land is called:

    Answer: Encroachment

    An encroachment occurs when a structure or improvement illegally intrudes upon another's land.

  2. Under Pennsylvania's Crimes Code, a person who enters a building with a license (permission) but then remains after that permission is withdrawn is guilty of:

    Answer: Criminal trespass — defiant trespass

    Remaining on premises after permission is withdrawn constitutes defiant trespass under 18 Pa. C.S. § 3503(b).

  3. A person applies for an apartment, and the landlord refuses to rent solely because the applicant has children. This conduct may violate which federal law?

    Answer: Fair Housing Act

    The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing based on familial status, which includes having children under 18.

  4. Police are dispatched to a report of someone 'stripping' copper wiring from a vacant commercial building. Which charge is MOST appropriate?

    Answer: Theft of property and possibly criminal trespass

    Removing wiring from a building without authority constitutes theft, and being in the building without permission constitutes criminal trespass.

  5. A deed restriction preventing a buyer from operating a business on a residential lot is an example of a:

    Answer: Restrictive covenant

    A restrictive covenant is a clause in a deed that limits how the property may be used and often runs with the land to bind future owners.

  6. A bank repossesses and auctions a foreclosed home for less than the outstanding mortgage balance. The remaining debt owed by the borrower is called a:

    Answer: Deficiency judgment

    A deficiency judgment is a court order holding a borrower liable for the remaining debt after a foreclosure sale fails to cover the full mortgage balance.

  7. An officer is investigating a landlord accused of refusing to return a security deposit after a tenant moves out. This matter is primarily:

    Answer: A civil matter governed by Pennsylvania's Landlord-Tenant Act

    Security deposit disputes are civil matters handled under the Pennsylvania Landlord-Tenant Act, with remedies available through Magisterial District Court.