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Under a restaurant lease, the tenant may remove trade fixtures before the lease expires if any damage is repaired. Two days before expiration, the tenant unbolts a walk-in cooler it installed and repairs the floor. How is the cooler classified?
Correct answer: A - The tenant's personal property as a timely removed trade fixture
The zoning code permits day-care centers in a residential district only after a public hearing and compliance with traffic and drop-off conditions. The proposed site meets all dimensional requirements. The owner should seek:
Correct answer: C - A conditional or special use permit under the existing zoning
A comparable sold for $468,000. It has a pool that the subject lacks, with a contributory value of $24,000. The comparable has a one-car garage, while the subject has a two-car garage; the market supports an $18,000 adjustment for the additional bay. Ignoring other differences, what is the adjusted sale price of the comparable?
Correct answer: B - $462,000, after subtracting $24,000 and adding $18,000
On Tuesday, a consumer gives a mortgage lender the consumer's name, income, Social Security number for a credit report, property address, estimated property value, and loan amount sought. The lender says it will wait for tax returns and pay stubs before starting the disclosure clock. No holiday intervenes. Which action complies with TRID?
Correct answer: D - Deliver or mail the Loan Estimate within three business days of Tuesday
A listing broker owns 40% of an LLC that intends to buy the broker's listing. The seller does not know of the ownership. Before the seller becomes bound, the broker must:
Correct answer: A - Disclose the broker's license and beneficial interest in writing
Months after a listing expires, a prospective buyer asks the former listing agent whether the seller once said they would accept $30,000 below asking. The seller has not authorized disclosure, and no law requires it. The former agent should:
Correct answer: D - Decline to reveal it because confidentiality generally survives termination
A seller gives the listing agent a laboratory report showing indoor radon at 6.2 pCi/L and asks the agent to keep it quiet until a second test is completed. Which response is professionally appropriate?
Correct answer: B - Disclose the known result and recommend qualified follow-up or mitigation
For $2,000 in consideration, a seller grants a buyer a 45-day option to purchase a parcel. On day 10, the seller receives a better offer and attempts to revoke the option. The buyer has not exercised it. What is the legal effect?
Correct answer: C - The option remains open; the buyer may exercise it but is not obligated to buy
A house is under a signed purchase contract but has not closed. A second written offer arrives, and the seller has given no lawful written instruction to withhold later offers. The listing broker's duty is to:
Correct answer: B - Present it promptly without suggesting the existing contract can simply be disregarded
An otherwise qualified tenant with an apparent mobility disability asks a property manager to waive a no-pets rule for a dog trained to retrieve dropped items. The disability-related need is apparent. The manager should:
Correct answer: A - Approve the reasonable accommodation without a pet fee or deposit for the animal
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