WASHINGTON REAL ESTATE
FUNDAMENTALS ROCKWELL
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
FULL ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ The process of acquiring title to property through open, notorious,
hostile, and continuous use is known as:
Select your answer below:
A. adverse possession
B. condemnation
C. dedication
D. prior affiliation.
Answer: A. adverse possession
⩥ A person takes control of an abandoned farmhouse, and begins to
modernize it. She notifies the property's owner of her intention to do so
and hears nothing back. Eventually she would be able to take title to this
property through:
,Select your answer below:
A. accession
B. adverse possession
C. escheat
D. partition.
Answer: B. adverse possession
⩥ There's a strip of land that lies between two neighbors. One neighbor
mistakenly believes the land is his, and he consistently cares for it by
mowing it, fertilizing it, etc. At one point, he encloses the property with
a chain link fence. After enough time passes, he might be able to obtain
title to this strip of land by:
Select your answer below:
A. escheat
B. prescribed use
C. eminent domain
,D. adverse possession.
Answer: D. adverse possession
⩥ Bob builds a fence extending 20 feet onto the neighboring property.
He uses the land for 15 years without the knowledge of the neighboring
owner, who lives in another city. When Bob wants to list his property for
sale, including the extra 20-foot strip, which of the following is true?
Select your answer below:
A. Adverse possession does not apply because the neighboring owner
did not know about Bob's possession of the land
B. Adverse possession does not apply since Bob did not pay taxes on the
land during those 15 years
C. Bob has not proven hostile intent, because there has not been a
confrontation with the neighboring owner
D. The land is his to sell, having passed through adverse possession.
Answer: D. The land is his to sell, having passed through adverse
possession
, ⩥ Sam takes possession of an unused farm and begins growing crops.
He sends the farm's owner a letter describing his actions. Can Sam ever
become owner of the farm?
Select your answer below:
A. Yes, because he is putting the land to productive use
B. Yes, as long as he maintains possession
C. No, because adverse possession requires that the true owner be
unaware of the possession
D. No, because his possession is not hostile to the owner's interest.
Answer: B. Yes, as long as he maintains possession
⩥ Bill can claim adverse possession of Elizabeth's property. Which of
the following is NOT true?
Select your answer below:
A. Bill was in possession of the property for the continuous and
uninterrupted period of time required by law
B. Bill is required to compensate Elizabeth for the property
FUNDAMENTALS ROCKWELL
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
FULL ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ The process of acquiring title to property through open, notorious,
hostile, and continuous use is known as:
Select your answer below:
A. adverse possession
B. condemnation
C. dedication
D. prior affiliation.
Answer: A. adverse possession
⩥ A person takes control of an abandoned farmhouse, and begins to
modernize it. She notifies the property's owner of her intention to do so
and hears nothing back. Eventually she would be able to take title to this
property through:
,Select your answer below:
A. accession
B. adverse possession
C. escheat
D. partition.
Answer: B. adverse possession
⩥ There's a strip of land that lies between two neighbors. One neighbor
mistakenly believes the land is his, and he consistently cares for it by
mowing it, fertilizing it, etc. At one point, he encloses the property with
a chain link fence. After enough time passes, he might be able to obtain
title to this strip of land by:
Select your answer below:
A. escheat
B. prescribed use
C. eminent domain
,D. adverse possession.
Answer: D. adverse possession
⩥ Bob builds a fence extending 20 feet onto the neighboring property.
He uses the land for 15 years without the knowledge of the neighboring
owner, who lives in another city. When Bob wants to list his property for
sale, including the extra 20-foot strip, which of the following is true?
Select your answer below:
A. Adverse possession does not apply because the neighboring owner
did not know about Bob's possession of the land
B. Adverse possession does not apply since Bob did not pay taxes on the
land during those 15 years
C. Bob has not proven hostile intent, because there has not been a
confrontation with the neighboring owner
D. The land is his to sell, having passed through adverse possession.
Answer: D. The land is his to sell, having passed through adverse
possession
, ⩥ Sam takes possession of an unused farm and begins growing crops.
He sends the farm's owner a letter describing his actions. Can Sam ever
become owner of the farm?
Select your answer below:
A. Yes, because he is putting the land to productive use
B. Yes, as long as he maintains possession
C. No, because adverse possession requires that the true owner be
unaware of the possession
D. No, because his possession is not hostile to the owner's interest.
Answer: B. Yes, as long as he maintains possession
⩥ Bill can claim adverse possession of Elizabeth's property. Which of
the following is NOT true?
Select your answer below:
A. Bill was in possession of the property for the continuous and
uninterrupted period of time required by law
B. Bill is required to compensate Elizabeth for the property
