Ownership and Land Use, 15% of the examination
Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act
California law prohibiting construction of structures for human occupancy across the trace of an active fault.
It establishes earthquake fault zones and requires a geologic investigation before development within them. It is one of the six zones reported on the Natural Hazard Disclosure Statement.
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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