Government Powers Over Property — "PETE"

National · Property Ownership & Land Use — free cheat sheet for the real estate licensing exam.

🏘️ Property Ownership & Land Use

📋 The 1-minute cheat sheet

P — Police power: regulate for health/safety/welfare (zoning, codes)
E — Eminent domain: take property for public use with just compensation
T — Taxation: levy property taxes (a lien if unpaid)
E — Escheat: property reverts to the state when an owner dies with no heirs/will

Is Government Powers Over Property — "PETE" on the real estate exam?

Yes. Property Ownership & Land Use is a scored domain on the real estate licensing exam, and this topic appears in the national portion.

Is this cheat sheet free?

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