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1 HOUR CLE CREDIT
RECENT
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REAL ESTATE
LAW
1.
The Homeowner’s Bill of Rights applies
to all residential property.
True or False?
2.
A financial institution that foreclosed
on 100 or fewer owner-occupied
properties, in Nevada, in its preceding
annual reporting period, is exempt from
the Homeowner’s Bill of Rights.
True or False?
3.
Which of the following is not a specific
basis for personal knowledge in the
affidavit attached to a notice of breach
and election to sell?
a. First-hand knowledge
b. Personal knowledge acquired by
reviewing business records of
the beneficiary
c. Knowledge acquired by interviewing
the borrower
d. None of the above
5.
What was deleted from among the
items required for inclusion in the
affidavit attached to a notice of breach?
a.
A statement that the trustee has
authority to exercise the power of sale
b.
The name of each assignee of a
recorded assignment of the deed
of trust
c.
The name and address of the
beneficiary
d.
The name and address of the
current trustee
At least 30 days before recording a
notice of breach and election to sell, the
borrower must be provided with a notice
that includes:
a.
A summary of borrower’s account
b.
A statement of foreclosure
prevention alternatives
c.
A statement that borrower may
request certain information,
including copies of loan documents
All of the above
d.
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ANSWER
THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
6. A beneficiary is entitled to enforce a note if it is:
11. Which of the following may not provide the affidavit
for inclusion with a notice of termination of a
Respond
to holder
each of
ofthe
thenote
following statements with “True”required
or “False.”
a. The
b. A nonholder in possession of the note with the
rights of factors
a holderare mandatory and must be
1. The Brunzell
considered
in every
of attorney
c. A person,
not in award
possession,
who isfees.
entitled to
enforce the note pursuant to a court order, issued
under NRS § 104.3309
d.
All of thefactors
above must be reflected within the
2. The Brunzell
written order granting attorney fees.
7. The affidavit attached to a notice of breach and
election to sell must include a statement that the
borrower has been sent a written statement including
3. Acertain
writteninformation
order thatregarding
does notthe
state
the basis for
loan.
which
fees are granted is always void.
Trueattorney
or False?
8. New rules regarding abandoned residential property
a trustee’s
sale are
by 30
days. by the
4. Ifmay
the expedite
Beattie/Yamaha
factors
weighed
True or
False?
district
court,
but not reflected within the written
order granting attorney fees, the Supreme Court is
9. permitted
A victim oftodomestic
violence
may
terminate
rentalof
review the
record
to affirm
the aaward
agreement,
underof
certain
upon the
fees
on the basis
thesecircumstances,
factors.
earlier of either the end of the current lease term, or
30 days after providing the landlord with notice.
True or False?
5. Orders denying a request for attorney fees must
always provide a reason for the denial.
10. A notice to terminate a lease, based on domestic
violence, must be given to a landlord within how many
days after the occurrence of the domestic violence?
6. The
factor is only applicable when the offer
a. Yamaha
30
ofb.judgment
is
the basis for the award of attorney
60
fees
and
the
defendant
is the prevailing offeror.
c. 90
d. 120
lease for domestic violence?
Judgecourt’s consideration of the Beattie/
7. a.
A district
b.
Physician
Yamaha
factors is mandatory in all orders
c.
Socialattorney
Worker fees.
granting
d. Marriage and family therapist
12. The written notice by a victim of domestic violence to
8. When there are multiple possible legal grounds
terminate a lease must be accompanied by:
for an award of attorney fees, a district court
a.
The its
domestic
violence
for protection
abuses
discretion
whenorder
it does
not state a
basis
for an award
of attorney
fees.
A written
report from
law enforcement,
indicating
b.
that the tenant notified the law enforcement
agency of the domestic violence
9. A
court
judge signed
alwaysby
has
the discretion
c.district
A written
affidavit
a certain
health to
determine
the reasonableness
of the amount of
professional
or clergy member
requested attorney fees.
d. All of the above
13. A tenant who terminates a rental agreement due to
court
considersfor
therent
Beattie/
10. domestic
When a district
violence
is responsible
through the
Yamaha
an award
end
of thefactors
currentfor
lease
term. of attorney fees
basedorupon
an offer of judgment, the district
True
False?
court is excused from considering the Brunzell
factors.
14. An abuse victim may require a landlord to re-key or
replace a lock on a residence.
True or False?
15. The landlord must pay the cost of re-keying or
replacing a lock on the residence of an abuse victim.
True or False?
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