Ontario Real Estate Essentials Test 05

Real Estate Essentials - Test 05

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Real Estate Essentials - Practice Test 05

Ontario Real Estate Essentials - Course 1

1 / 30

Which of these falls under zoning bylaws?

Permitted usage

Parking requirements

Building height

All of them

2 / 30

A patent defect in a property is one that…?

Is not readily visible upon reasonable vigilance/inspection

Renders a property unfit for habitation

Is readily visible upon reasonable vigilance/inspection

Renders a property dangerous

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If one spouse is the registered owner of a matrimonial home and the other is not, they may not dispose of it, mortgage or income rate without…?

Proof that the marriage is irretrievably broken

Written consent of the non-owner spouse

Proof that they are the only one on the title

A court order

4 / 30

All electronic documents held by a brokerage must be…?

Protected by strong passwords

Also held in hard copy elsewhere

Accessible to all staff of the brokerage

Held on dedicated separate hard drives

5 / 30

If both parties agree to terminate a contract, the contract is terminated by…?

Mutual agreement

Unavoidable agreement

Shared agreement

Common agreement

6 / 30

Which of these would count as sensitive personal information rather than just personal information?

A person's mental condition

A person's residential address

A person's marital status

A person's date of birth

7 / 30

If an owner or buyer wishes to make a use of their property that is not permitted in existing zoning bylaws, they may apply to their local committee of…?

Adjustment

Variation

Exemption

Modification

8 / 30

If the owner of a plot wishes to divide it up into two plots, they must apply to the local municipality for approval of…?

Land division

Land rezoning

Land repurposing

Land severance

9 / 30

Salespersons must witness electronic signatures and ensure that what is added to them?

Location

Address of all participants

Date and time

Declaration of free will

10 / 30

A Local Planning Appeals Tribunal (LPAT) is responsible for hearing…?

The first and second appeal in a planning related matter

All appeals in a planning related matter

Preliminary appeals in a planning related matter

The first appeal in a planning related matter

11 / 30

A contract is terminated by "frustration" when…?

One party decides that the other is taking too long to fulfil the contract

One party decides that it is too much effort to fulfil the contract

Both parties agree that it is too frustrating to continue the contract

Unexpected events occur which make it impossible to fulfil the contract

12 / 30

A contract for land will be generally avoidable, sometimes void or never binding if the contract is made with a person under what age?

13 / 30

In breach of contract cases, a court may recommend a specific performance remedy, which is what?

An order that the contract must be fulfilled

An order that partial compensation must be paid

An order that no compensation is owing

An order that the full value of the contract must be paid

14 / 30

The consideration in a contract which makes it binding may not be…?

Future consideration

A past consideration

Any of these

A present consideration

15 / 30

Rescission means that a contract…?

Is illegal

Must be fulfilled

Has no validity

Is revoked or cancelled

16 / 30

Electronic signatures may only be used in a transaction if…?

There is no alternative

The buyer and the broker agreed to them

The seller and the broker agreed to them

All parties agree to them

17 / 30

If a landowner is granted land severance with conditional consent, they usually have how long to fulfil the conditions set?

One year

Two years

Three years

Six months

18 / 30

The Official Plan for a municipality may extend up to how far in the future?

15 years

25 years

10 years

20 years

19 / 30

Both spouses have equal right of possession of a matrimonial home…?

Under all circumstances

As long as a contract exists to prove this

As long as they are both on the title

As long as they are not separated

20 / 30

A Subdivision Plan registration is usually required when a landowner wants to divide their land into more than…?

Three lots

Five lots

Four lots

Two lots

21 / 30

In terms of "for sale", "open house" and "sold" signs, which of these is controlled by zoning bylaws?

Size of sign

Wording of sign

Colour of sign

Material of sign

22 / 30

When an owner applies for land severance, the approval body must give its decision within…?

90 days

15 days

45 days

180 days

23 / 30

The Family Law Act provides similar rights for common-law spouses as for married spouses as long as the couple have lived together for…?

Five years plus

Three years plus

Nine years plus

Seven years plus

24 / 30

Damages are only payable for breach of contract if…?

Actual financial loss can be proven

Damage to feelings or emotions can be proven

Potential financial losses can be proven

Any of these

25 / 30

Which of these Canadian cities is governed under a specific Act of Parliament rather than the Municipal Act?

Vancouver

Montréal

Calgary

Toronto

26 / 30

A contract does not need a consideration element if it is signed under…?

Agreement

Exceptional circumstances

Court overview

Seal

27 / 30

Breach-of-contract occurs when…?

One party fails to fulfil its obligations under the contract

Both parties agree to terminate the contract

The contract is terminated by a third party

One party decides to terminate the contract

28 / 30

A "common mistake" in a contract occurs when…?

The buyer is aware of an underlying fundamental fact about the property/transaction but not the seller

Both parties are unaware of an underlying fundamental fact about the property/transaction

All of these

The seller is aware of an underlying fundamental fact about the property/transaction but not the buyer

29 / 30

Provincial policy statements address planning matters of public interest and are reviewed every…?

Five years

Seven years

Two years

Three years

30 / 30

Which of these assumes all responsibilities under the Municipal Act?

A Single Tier Municipality

A Lower Tier Municipality

An Upper Tier Municipality

None of these

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