#1. Under California law, the Department of Real Estate (DRE) is headed by the:
#2. The California Real Estate Commissioner is appointed by the:
#3. A California real estate license is valid for:
#4. To obtain a California real estate salesperson license, an applicant must complete:
#5. The three required pre-license courses for a California salesperson license are Real Estate Principles, Real Estate Practice, and:
#6. To renew a California real estate license for the first time, a licensee must complete:
#7. The Consumer Recovery Account is funded by:
#8. The maximum recovery from the Consumer Recovery Account per transaction is:
#9. The maximum aggregate recovery from the Consumer Recovery Account against any one licensee is:
#10. Under California law, trust funds received by a broker must be deposited into a trust account within:
#11. A California broker’s trust account must be maintained in a:
#12. A California broker may keep a maximum of how much personal funds in a trust account to cover bank fees?
#13. Trust account records must be maintained by a California broker for a minimum of:
#14. Under California law, commingling of trust funds occurs when a broker:
#15. California real estate brokers must reconcile their trust accounts:
#16. The Unruh Civil Rights Act protects against discrimination in:
#17. Under the Unruh Civil Rights Act, discrimination based on which of the following is prohibited?
#18. California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) adds which protected class NOT covered by the federal Fair Housing Act?
#19. Under FEHA, source of income protections specifically cover:
#20. In California, the statute of limitations for filing a FEHA housing discrimination complaint with the Civil Rights Department is:
#21. The California Transfer Disclosure Statement (TDS) must be provided by the:
#22. Which of the following is EXEMPT from the Transfer Disclosure Statement requirement?
#23. The Natural Hazard Disclosure Statement (NHD) must disclose whether the property is located in:
#24. Under California’s agency disclosure law, a real estate agent must disclose their agency relationship:
#25. The agency confirmation statement in California must appear in the:
#26. In a dual agency situation in California, the agent must obtain:
#27. Under California law, a real estate broker acting as a dual agent:
#28. A California seller’s agent who also represents the buyer in the same transaction is known as:
#29. California law requires agents to conduct a reasonably competent and diligent:
#30. Under California Civil Code Section 1102, which of the following triggers the Transfer Disclosure Statement requirement?
#31. Under Proposition 13, the base year assessed value of a property is reassessed to current market value upon:
#32. Under Proposition 13, the maximum ad valorem tax rate on real property is:
#33. Under Proposition 13, the assessed value of a property may increase annually by a maximum of:
#34. The parent-child exclusion under Proposition 58 allows:
#35. A California real estate licensee convicted of a crime must notify the DRE within:
#36. The DRE can take disciplinary action against a licensee for all EXCEPT:
#37. A restricted real estate license in California is issued to a person who:
#38. Under California law, a real estate broker must supervise:
#39. The California Subdivided Lands Law requires a public report for subdivisions of:
#40. The purpose of the Subdivided Lands Law public report is to:
#41. Under the Subdivision Map Act, the final subdivision map must be approved by:
#42. In California, a real estate agent’s commission is:
#43. The California Homeowner Bill of Rights provides protections for homeowners facing:
#44. Under California law, the deficiency judgment after a purchase-money trust deed foreclosure is:
#45. California’s one-action rule requires a lender to:
#46. Non-judicial foreclosure in California requires a minimum of approximately:
#47. The right of redemption after a judicial foreclosure sale in California is:
#48. A lis pendens in California is:
#49. Under California law, which type of listing agreement is considered a violation of antitrust law if used by multiple brokers to fix commission rates?
#50. A net listing in California is:
#51. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires:
#52. California’s Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act allows:
#53. Under California law, a mechanic’s lien must be recorded within:
#54. A preliminary 20-day notice in California is required for:
#55. Under California community property law, property acquired during marriage is presumed to be:
#56. In California, separate property includes:
#57. Upon death of a spouse in California, the surviving spouse’s community property interest is:
#58. California’s homestead exemption protects a declared homestead from forced sale up to:
#59. The California Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers (BREA) is responsible for:
#60. Under California’s bulk sale law (UCC Division 6), the sale of a business’s inventory requires:
#61. A California real estate broker who operates a property management company must:
#62. Under California law, a residential landlord must return a security deposit within:
#63. The maximum security deposit a California landlord can collect for an unfurnished residential rental is:
#64. Under California’s Costa-Hawkins Act, rent control ordinances cannot apply to:
#65. The California Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (AB 1482) limits annual rent increases to:
#66. Under AB 1482, just cause eviction protections apply after a tenant has occupied the property for:
#67. California’s Ellis Act allows landlords to:
#68. Under California law, a real estate licensee acting as a property manager must provide tenants with:
#69. The California Coastal Act requires a permit for development within the:
#71. The California Seismic Hazards Mapping Act identifies areas prone to:
#72. Under California law, a seller of residential property built before 1978 must provide:
#73. California’s Water Heater and Smoke Detector Statement of Compliance requires:
#74. Under California law, carbon monoxide detectors are required in:
#75. The CalBRE (now DRE) requires a broker to display their license:
#76. A California real estate licensee who violates the Real Estate Law may face:
#77. Under California law, a power of attorney used in real estate transactions must be:
#78. The California Land Title Association (CLTA) policy protects:
#79. An ALTA extended coverage title policy provides protection against:
#80. In California, the documentary transfer tax is:
#81. Under California’s private transfer fee ban (Civil Code 1098), which type of transfer fee is prohibited?
#82. A California real estate broker must notify the DRE of a change of business address within:
#83. Under California law, the statute of limitations for breach of a written real estate contract is:
#84. The statute of limitations for breach of an oral agreement in California is:
#85. Under California law, an unlicensed person who performs acts requiring a real estate license may face:
#86. A finder’s fee paid to an unlicensed person for referring a real estate transaction in California is:
#87. Under California law, a real estate licensee must disclose to a buyer that the licensee is:
#88. The Holden Act (California Housing Financial Discrimination Act) prohibits:
#89. Under the Holden Act, lenders cannot deny loans based on:
#90. California’s right of first refusal in mobilehome parks means:
#91. Under California Business and Professions Code, a real estate salesperson may only:
#92. The DRE’s authority to audit a broker’s trust account records is:
#93. California’s interpleader action allows a broker to:
#94. Under California law, the Real Estate Advisory Commission consists of:
#95. California’s SB 1079 (2020) provides:
#96. A broker price opinion (BPO) in California may be performed by:
#97. Under California law, when multiple offers are received on a property, the listing agent must:
#98. California’s Good Funds Law requires that funds deposited in escrow be in the form of:
#99. Under California law, a seller of 1-4 residential units must provide the buyer with a Smoke Detector Statement of Compliance. When must this be delivered?
#100. Which California agency enforces the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)?
#101. In California, which document confirms the agency relationships of all agents in a transaction?
#102. Under California law, a real estate agent acting as a buyer’s agent owes the seller:
#103. A California broker who fails to supervise salespersons may face:
#104. Under California law, a mobilehome is classified as:
#105. The Rumford Act in California refers to:
#106. A real estate licensee in California who deposits an earnest money check but it bounces must:
#107. Under California Health and Safety Code, a seller must provide a methamphetamine contamination disclosure if:
#108. California’s Proposition 60/90 allows:
#109. The California Residential Purchase Agreement (RPA) typically includes all of the following EXCEPT:
#110. Under California law, a real estate broker must maintain copies of all real estate transaction documents for:
#111. In California, which of the following is required before a subdivision lot can be sold?
#112. Under California Business and Professions Code Section 10176, grounds for disciplinary action include:
#113. California Business and Professions Code Section 10177 covers:
#114. Under California law, the broker’s commission in a real estate transaction becomes earned when:
#115. A California broker’s license may be suspended if the broker:
#116. In a California probate sale, the court requires overbidding to start at:
#117. Under California law, a blind advertisement (one that does not identify the advertiser as a licensee) is:
#118. The California Real Estate Recovery Fund (Consumer Recovery Account) pays claims when:
#119. After a payment from the Consumer Recovery Account, the licensee’s license is:
#120. Under California law, a minor may:
#121. The California Association of Realtors (CAR) standard form purchase agreement uses:
#122. Under California’s Contractor’s License Law, a real estate licensee may negotiate a contract for construction work only if:
#123. California’s Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) withholding requires:
#124. Under California Revenue and Taxation Code, the change in ownership statement (PCOR) must be filed within:
#125. California’s energy disclosure requirements mandate that sellers provide:
#126. Under California’s Vacation Ownership and Time-Share Act, a buyer has the right to cancel within:
#127. California law requires earthquake retrofit disclosure (bolting and bracing) for homes built before:
#128. Under California law, the exclusive right to sell listing agreement entitles the broker to a commission if:
#129. A pocket listing in California (off-MLS marketing) is:
#130. Under California Civil Code, a homeowners association must provide a buyer with:
#131. California’s requirement for a preliminary title report to be provided to the buyer is:
#132. Under California law, a property sold ‘as is’ means:
#133. The California Withholding Law (Revenue and Taxation Code Section 18662) requires withholding of:
#134. Under California’s Davis-Stirling Act, which governs homeowners associations:
#135. In California, the structural pest control (termite) inspection report is divided into:
#136. Under California law, when a salesperson changes brokers, the:
#138. Under California law, a broker acting as an escrow agent for a transaction in which the broker is also the listing agent:
#139. The California Homeowner Bill of Rights requires loan servicers to:
#140. Under California law, an option to purchase real property must be:
#141. A California real estate licensee may act as a mortgage loan originator (MLO) if:
#142. Under California Civil Code Section 1102.6a, the Natural Hazard Disclosure includes:
#143. California’s AB 1482 (Tenant Protection Act) applies to:
#144. Under the California Government Code, the Subdivision Map Act is enforced by:
#145. A California broker who receives a trust fund in the form of a check made payable to an escrow company must:
#146. Under California law, a real estate licensee may receive compensation from:
#147. The DRE’s eLicensing system allows licensees to:
#148. Under California’s Megan’s Law disclosure, real estate agents must:
#149. California’s Transfer Tax is typically paid by:
#150. Under California Civil Code, a real estate licensee who acts as a dual agent must provide:
#151. California’s anti-deficiency protection applies to:
#152. Under California law, the statute of fraud requires that real estate contracts be:
#153. A California real estate licensee’s duty of care means:
#154. Under California law, a listing broker who knows a property has material defects must:
#155. The California Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Trust Fund is used to:
#156. Under California’s Energy Code (Title 24), new construction must comply with:
#157. California’s seismic retrofit ordinances in some cities require:
#158. Under California law, the real estate transfer disclosure statement must be completed:
#159. The California Bureau of Real Estate was formerly known as:
#160. Under Proposition 8, temporary reductions in assessed value are allowed when:
#161. A California real estate broker must have how many years of experience or equivalent education?
#162. Under California Government Code Section 12956.1, a restrictive covenant based on race or protected class is:
#163. California’s SB 9 (2021) allows:
#164. Under California law, the notice required to terminate a month-to-month tenancy of less than one year is:
#165. For month-to-month tenancies of one year or more in California, the landlord must give:
#166. California’s ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) law allows homeowners to:
#167. Under California law, a trust deed foreclosure sale is conducted by:
#168. California’s required agency disclosure form identifies three possible agency relationships:
#169. Under California law, which entity can issue a Desist and Refrain order against unlicensed real estate activity?
#170. A California real estate license applicant who has a criminal history:
#171. Under the California Penal Code, recording a fraudulent document affecting real property title is a:
#172. California’s Real Property Loan Law (Article 7) regulates:
#173. Under California law, a real estate broker arranging a loan secured by real property must provide the borrower with a:
#174. The California Solar Rights Act prohibits:
#175. Under California law, a buyer who is purchasing a home in an HOA must receive the CC&Rs within:
#176. California’s AB 1236 requires cities to:
#177. Under California law, the maximum late charge a landlord can impose on late rent is:
#178. California requires a Preliminary Change of Ownership Report (PCOR) to be filed with the:
#179. Under California law, a grant deed implies:
#180. A quitclaim deed in California:
#181. Under California law, joint tenancy requires:
#182. California’s real property tax year (fiscal year) runs from:
#183. The first installment of California property taxes covers July 1 to December 31 and is due:
#184. The second installment of California property taxes covers January 1 to June 30 and is due:
#185. Under California law, after 5 years of delinquent property taxes, the property is subject to:
#186. California’s Williamson Act provides:
#187. Under California law, a real estate licensee must complete how many hours of continuing education for each 4-year renewal after the first renewal?
#188. The DRE recovery fund covers claims arising from:
#189. In California, a trust deed has three parties:
#190. Under California’s mechanic’s lien law, the property owner must file a Notice of Completion within:
#191. California’s requirement for a Home Inspection Advisory (HIA) form recommends that buyers:
#192. Under California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (Proposition 65), real estate agents must:
#193. The California Residential Mortgage Lending Act (CRMLA) regulates:
#194. Under California Government Code, affordable housing density bonuses allow developers to:
#195. California’s Title 5 (on-site wastewater treatment systems) regulations affect:
#196. Under California law, an exclusive agency listing differs from an exclusive right to sell in that:
#197. A California broker must notify the DRE within how many days of a salesperson termination?
#198. Under California Homeowners Bill of Rights, a lender cannot record a Notice of Default until:
#199. Under California law, a real estate broker who arranges loans must comply with:
#200. California’s AB 3088 (COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act) provided:
