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Ownership and Land Use, 15% of the examination

Accretion

The gradual deposit of soil along a watercourse, adding to the owner's land.

The soil deposited is called alluvion and the riparian owner takes title to it. Avulsion is a sudden change, such as a river jumping its bank in a flood, and it does not move boundaries. Reliction is the gradual withdrawal of water exposing land. Erosion is gradual loss.

See also

Riparian rightsWater rights belonging to land bordering a flowing watercourse such as a river or stream.

See it in a question

One question from Ownership and Land Use, so the term lands in the context the exam uses it in.

Ownership and Land Use ยท 15%Types of Ownership

Two unmarried people buy a house as joint tenants. One dies leaving a will giving her entire estate to her brother. What happens to her interest?

Written to DRE's published topic list. Not a real examination question, since reproducing those is a misdemeanour under B&P Code section 123.

Where this is tested

Property Ownership and Land Use Controls and RegulationsWhat can be owned, how it is held, what limits it, and who does the limiting. Water rights and environmental hazards carry more weight in California than almost anywhere else.15%Practise Ownership and Land Use30 questions on this area, every option explained.Practice

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