PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR STATE

When the value of a business tangible assets is substracted from its purchase price, the amount remaining represents the:
Price paid for goodwill.
Accounts payable to the business.
Long-term liabilities of the business.
Sales tax collected but not yet remitted to the state.
An independent special district authorized by statute to issue bonds to raise funds to construct infrastructure for a residential development is referred to as a
Community association
Special tax district
Community development district
Homeowner's association
A real estate licensee who is representing a tenant is a commercial rental wants to share part of her commission with the tenant. Which statement is TRUE regarding this situation?
A licensee may share a commission with a party to a real estate sale and purchase agreement, but not with parties to lease agreements.
Real estate licensee may share commissions with parties to residential lease agreements, but not with parties to commercial lease agreements.
Real estate licensees may share their commission with a party to a lease agreement, provided it is disclosed to all interested parties.
It is illegal for a real estate licensee to share commissions with a party to any real estate transaction unless the party is a real estate licensee.
[STATE] Which number of estate in real property is held for a definite number of years?
Fee simple
Life estate
Estate for years
Estate by the entireties
In the government survey system of legal descriptions, a township measures:
6 square miles
6 miles square
640 acres
640 square miles
An apartment building consist of 430 units. The complex is 90% occupied. How many units are vacant?
10
35
43
387
In Dade County, Florida, a tenant leased a two-bedroom, single-family home from the landlord in June for a one-year period. In November, the tenant told the landlord that she had no source of heat and requested he install a heater. The landlord said he would install the heater, but it would result in a rental increase of $50 per month. Which statement is correct?
The landlord is required to provide heat, and the rent was established by lease.
The landlord is entitled to increase the rent because the single-family home is exempt from the Florida Landlord and Tenant Act.
The tenant is not entitled to any free additions or improvements because she should have inspected the premises prior to signing the lease.
Winters are not cold enough in Dade County, Florida, to require landlords to heat rental units.
[STATE] Listing agreements do NOT have which requirement?
Written form
Definite expiration date
Description of the property
Fee or commission charged
The "highest and best use as though vacant" is considered to be the use that will result in the greatest amount and longest duration of net income that accrues to the:
Improvement on a property
Land itself
Lessee of commercial property
Lessor of commercial property
A seller has listed his property with a real estate company. The seller has informed the sales associate that he will not sell his condominium to college students. Which statement is TRUE regarding this situation?
The seller can refuse to sell to college students, but the real estate licensee can not refuse college students.
The seller and his sales associate can be fined for violating the Fair Housing Act.
Although this may be a poor business decision, it is not a violation of the Fair Housing Act.
The licensee should withdraw from the listing and report the seller to FREC.
[STATE] A real estate company employs a receptionist. A buyer comes into the office and hands the receptionist an earnest money deposit on Wednesday (no legal holidays involved). Which statement applies to this situation?
The broker must deposit the check into the escrow account no later than the end of business on Monday of the following week.
The receptionist could be charged with providing real estate services without a license.
The broker must deposit the check into the escrow account by the end of business on Friday.
Only a licensed real estate sales associate is allowed to accept an earnest money deposit on behalf of the broker.
[STATE] A broker's principal is away on vacation. The broker receives an offer of $67,000 for the principal's property. Before the principal return, the broker receives a second offer of $64,000. The broker should:
Refuse the lower offer.
Submit only the best offer when the principal returns.
Hold the lower offer until the first offer is accepted or rejected.
Submit both offers to the principal.
Which statement is FALSE regarding a temporary real estate license?
A temporary license may be issued by the DBPR to the spouse of an active duty member of the armed forces who is assigned to duty in Florida.
The spouse must be a real estate licensee in another state.
A temporary license is valid as long as the active duty member is assigned to duty in Florida.
A temporary license expires six months after the date of issue.
[STATE] A buyer gives the broker a 53,500 good-faith deposit. The broker defrauds the buyer of the 53,500. The buyer sues the broker and is awarded a judgment in the amount of $78,500 for the original $53,500 deposit plus $25,000 in punitive damages. The buyer as unable to collect the judgment from the broker, so he requests relief from the Florida Real Estate Recovery Fund. How much can the buyer receive from the Recovery Fund?
$78,000
$53,500
$50,000
$25,000
A sale associate has earned a commission of $2,400. The broker for whom she works pays her 2,000 and uses the remainder of her commission to pay office expenses with a promise to pay the remaining $400 when he can afford to do so. The broker is guilty of:
Concealment
Grand larceny
Culpable negligence
Conversion.
[STATE] A community association manager (CAM) license is required to manage which type of property?
150 unit apartment building
Retail strip stores
Single-family dwellings
20 unit condominium complex
The federal law that prohibits a seller from requiring the homebuyer to use a particular title insurance company as a condition of sale is the:
Truth in Lending Act
Equal Credit Opportunity Act
Florida "Little FTC Act"
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
[STATE] A tenant continued to occupy the premises following expiration of the lease. The tenant continued to pay monthly rent to the landlord. The tenant is a:
Lessor
Life tenant
Tenant at will.
Tenant at sufferance.
[STATE] A broker receives conflicting demands from the buyer and seller. The broker properly notifies the FREC and requests an escrow disbursement order (EDO). However, before the order is issued, the buyer and seller sue one another. What must the broker do in this situation?
The broker must notify the FREC of the situation within 10 business days.
The broker need not do anything because the lawsuits are a separate action.
The broker must follow the instructions of the EDO when received because it was timely filled.
The broker must notify the FREC of the situation within 15 business days.
The purpose of the Save Our Home amendment is to:
Provide a procedure for retaining ownership of one's home after foreclosure proceedings are initiated.
Limit the increase in the assessed value of homestead property.
Provide low-cost mortgage financing for first-time homebuyers.
Reduce the amount of income taxes owed by homeowners.
The neighbor of a real estate broker referred his sister to the broker. The sister purchased a home costing $250,000. To show his appreciation, the broker may
Take the neighbor and his wife out to dinner.
Give the neighbor of his favorite wine.
Send the neighbor a small gift.
Express his thanks to the neighbor.
The appropriate type of brokerage relationship is determined by the:
Listing agent
Seller
Broker
Buyer
[STATE] A broker listed a commercial lot for $98,000. Later, the broker learned that a firm that owned the building adjoining the seller's lot was going to need the lot for expansion and would be willing to pay up to $130,000 for the lot. The broker told the seller that she wanted to terminate her brokerage relationship and buy the lot herself for $96,000 cash. The seller agreed to the offer and sold the lot to the broker, who them sold the lot to the neighboring firm. This is an example of:
A legitimate business transaction.
Conversion
Culpable negligence.
Concealment
What is the maximum allowable homestead exemption for a widow who is a veteran with a 25% disability due to service-connected injuries?
$25,500
$30,500
$50,500
$55,500
A contract for the sale and purchase of a property fails to close. Both the buyer and the seller make demands that they are entitled to receive the earnest money-deposit. The matter is to be resolved in a court of law. The broker is not making a claim to receive any of the funds. Which court procedure is appropriate in this situation?
Interpleader
Declaratory judgement
Compensatory damages
Lis pendens
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