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Property Ownership and Rights Practice Questions
Types of property ownership in Ontario including freehold, leasehold, condominium, co-operative, and various forms of co-ownership. Below are 5 free sample questions from our 30-question Property Ownership and Rights bank. Each comes with the correct answer and a full explanation.
Question 1 of 5
Aanya owns a 40-hectare farm near Caledon. The municipality wants to build a hospital and proposes to take 10 hectares. The municipality has not yet served formal notice. What is Aanya's first formal step under the Expropriations Act?
- ADemand a jury trial on damages
- BWait for a Notice of Application for Approval and request a hearing of necessity
- CRefuse to communicate until paid
- DList the property for sale immediately
Why B is correct
Under the Expropriations Act, the authority must serve a Notice of Application for Approval. The owner may request a hearing of necessity within 30 days. After approval, a Notice of Expropriation is registered and compensation is offered, with disputes resolved by the Ontario Land Tribunal.
Question 2 of 5
Marco's neighbour built a fence that sits two metres on Marco's side of the legal property line. What is this called and what is one available remedy?
- AA licence; Marco can revoke it at will
- BAn easement by prescription; Marco can do nothing
- CAn encroachment; Marco can apply for relief under the Boundaries Act or seek a court order
- DAn expropriation; Marco must seek compensation from the Crown
Why C is correct
An encroachment is the unauthorized physical intrusion of a structure onto another's land. Remedies include negotiation, an easement or encroachment agreement, an order for removal, or boundary clarification under the Boundaries Act. Most Ontario lands are now in Land Titles, which limits adverse possession claims.
Question 3 of 5
Devraj sells the rear half of his Vaughan lot to a builder, but uses a registered mutual driveway leading to the public street that he wants to keep using. What kind of interest should Devraj reserve in the deed?
- AA licence
- BAn easement appurtenant for access
- CA restrictive covenant
- DA leasehold estate
Why B is correct
An access easement appurtenant binds the servient tenement (the rear lot) and benefits the dominant tenement (Devraj's retained land). The grant must be in writing under the Statute of Frauds and registered against both titles to bind successors.
Question 4 of 5
Fatima grants her cottage 'to my son Idris for life, then to my daughter Noor in fee simple.' What interest does Noor hold while Idris is alive?
- AA present fee simple absolute
- BA vested remainder in fee simple
- CA reversion
- DAn easement appurtenant
Why B is correct
When a grantor carves a life estate and names a remainder beneficiary, the remainder is vested if the taker is identified and the only thing standing between them and possession is the natural end of the life estate. Vested remainders are transferable and protected against waste during the life tenancy.
Question 5 of 5
What does expropriation refer to in Ontario?
- AA private sale of land to a developer
- BThe compulsory acquisition of property by an authority for a public purpose
- CA bank seizing land for unpaid mortgages
- DThe voluntary donation of land to a charity
Why B is correct
Ontario's Expropriations Act sets out the procedure expropriating authorities (such as municipalities, the province, or Metrolinx) must follow, including notice, hearing of necessity, and compensation based on market value, damages for injurious affection, and disturbance damages.
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