Ownership and Land Use, 15% of the examination

Subdivision Map Act

The local physical control over how land is divided, administered by cities and counties.

The Map Act governs the division and mapping of land. The Subdivided Lands Act is the separate consumer protection statute administered by DRE, requiring a public report before lots may be marketed. The shorthand worth holding is that the Map Act divides and the Lands Act sells.

What this is confused with

The exam rarely asks for a definition. It describes a situation and offers two terms that both sound plausible.

Subdivided Lands Act

A DRE consumer protection statute requiring the public report, not a local mapping control.

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

Ownership and Land Use · 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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