ASREB (Arizona School of Real Estate and Business) State
Key Exam Guide Questions and Integral solution version
2025/2026
The use of surface water in Arizona is governed by all of the following, EXCEPT:
a. riparian rights
b. prior appropriation
c. reasonable use
d. recorded permit issued by state Department of Water Resources - correct answer
riparian rights
Which of the following would be considered an exempt domestic well?
a. one with a maximum pump capacity of 50 gallons per minute
b. one with a maximum pump capacity of 35 gallons per minute
c. any size pump used for domestic use
d. any size pump as long as notice is given of intent to drill - correct answer b. one with
a maximum pump capacity of 35 gallons per minute
Until the remediation of the residual contamination from a clandestine drug laboratory is
complete, the owner must notify a buyer within how many days after the buyer signs the
purchase contract to buy the subject property? - correct answer 5 days
When altering an Arizona dry desert wash, a developer needs to consider the
requirements of the - correct answer Clean Water Act (Wetlands)
A range is a strip of land:
a. 6 miles wide running north and south
b. 1 mile wide running east and west
c. 6 miles wide running east and west
,d. 1 mile wide running north and south - correct answer a. 6 miles wide running north
and south
How many acres would be contained in the following legal descriptions? NW1/4, SE1/4,
N1/2, SE1/4, and SW1/4, SE1/4, S1/2, N1/4 of Section 21: - correct answer 10 acres
A metes and bound description MUST:
a. cover an area larger than 10 acres
b. be in areas not included in the rectangular survey system
c. commence and finish at the same identifiable point
d. always use north as the basis for directions - correct answer c. commence and
finish at the same identifiable point
The following section number is considered a fractional section:
a. 13
b. 18
c. 20
d. 36 - correct answer 18
Which of the following would NOT appear on a public report?
a. utilities
b. title condition
c. market value
d. legal description - correct answer c. market value
The only thing a subdivider can accept before receiving the Commissioner's property
report is a(n): - correct answer lot reservation
A person who buys undeveloped acreage, divides it into ten 5-acre lots, and sells the
lots is called a - correct answer subdivider
, The Commissioner may deny a public report for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT:
a. the property is without ingress or egress
b. the owners have previously declared bankruptcy
c. the owner cannot produce perfect title
d. the owner cannot produce marketable title - correct answer c. the owner cannot
produce perfect title
Land divided into six or more parcels of less than 36 acres each is called - correct
answer a subdivision
David lost his home because of execution on a judgement by Cynthia, who was injured
in David's swimming pool. The judgement was a:
a. mechanic's lien
b. specific lien
c. general lien
d. voluntary lien - correct answer c. general lien
A general contractor records a mechanic's lien. Priority of the lien is established as of -
correct answer the day the work began
Failure to assert a right within a reasonable period may cause the court to determine
that the right assert it is lost due to - correct answer laches
Restrictive covenants are enforced by - correct answer legal action by the other
owners
A driveway that extends illegally onto a neighbor's property is a(n) - correct answer
encroachment
A joint tenancy deed requires the signatures of - correct answer grantors and grantees
Key Exam Guide Questions and Integral solution version
2025/2026
The use of surface water in Arizona is governed by all of the following, EXCEPT:
a. riparian rights
b. prior appropriation
c. reasonable use
d. recorded permit issued by state Department of Water Resources - correct answer
riparian rights
Which of the following would be considered an exempt domestic well?
a. one with a maximum pump capacity of 50 gallons per minute
b. one with a maximum pump capacity of 35 gallons per minute
c. any size pump used for domestic use
d. any size pump as long as notice is given of intent to drill - correct answer b. one with
a maximum pump capacity of 35 gallons per minute
Until the remediation of the residual contamination from a clandestine drug laboratory is
complete, the owner must notify a buyer within how many days after the buyer signs the
purchase contract to buy the subject property? - correct answer 5 days
When altering an Arizona dry desert wash, a developer needs to consider the
requirements of the - correct answer Clean Water Act (Wetlands)
A range is a strip of land:
a. 6 miles wide running north and south
b. 1 mile wide running east and west
c. 6 miles wide running east and west
,d. 1 mile wide running north and south - correct answer a. 6 miles wide running north
and south
How many acres would be contained in the following legal descriptions? NW1/4, SE1/4,
N1/2, SE1/4, and SW1/4, SE1/4, S1/2, N1/4 of Section 21: - correct answer 10 acres
A metes and bound description MUST:
a. cover an area larger than 10 acres
b. be in areas not included in the rectangular survey system
c. commence and finish at the same identifiable point
d. always use north as the basis for directions - correct answer c. commence and
finish at the same identifiable point
The following section number is considered a fractional section:
a. 13
b. 18
c. 20
d. 36 - correct answer 18
Which of the following would NOT appear on a public report?
a. utilities
b. title condition
c. market value
d. legal description - correct answer c. market value
The only thing a subdivider can accept before receiving the Commissioner's property
report is a(n): - correct answer lot reservation
A person who buys undeveloped acreage, divides it into ten 5-acre lots, and sells the
lots is called a - correct answer subdivider
, The Commissioner may deny a public report for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT:
a. the property is without ingress or egress
b. the owners have previously declared bankruptcy
c. the owner cannot produce perfect title
d. the owner cannot produce marketable title - correct answer c. the owner cannot
produce perfect title
Land divided into six or more parcels of less than 36 acres each is called - correct
answer a subdivision
David lost his home because of execution on a judgement by Cynthia, who was injured
in David's swimming pool. The judgement was a:
a. mechanic's lien
b. specific lien
c. general lien
d. voluntary lien - correct answer c. general lien
A general contractor records a mechanic's lien. Priority of the lien is established as of -
correct answer the day the work began
Failure to assert a right within a reasonable period may cause the court to determine
that the right assert it is lost due to - correct answer laches
Restrictive covenants are enforced by - correct answer legal action by the other
owners
A driveway that extends illegally onto a neighbor's property is a(n) - correct answer
encroachment
A joint tenancy deed requires the signatures of - correct answer grantors and grantees
