George Owns Three Adjacent Town Houses in an Upscale Neighborhood

question 16

Multiple Choice

George owns three adjacent town houses in an upscale neighborhood.He sells one to Ted but gets Ted to promise to never sell the property to a woman or a poor person.This restriction is built into the deed George gives to Ted,along with a statement that the property is to revert to George if this promise is broken.Is this restriction enforceable?

• A)Yes,because the restrictions are reasonable.
• B)Yes,because these private restrictions do not prevent the sale of the property to anyone else.
• C)No,because the restrictions are against public policy.
• D)No,because private restrictions can only apply to the size and cost of the house.

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Definitions:

Diploid

An organism or cell having two sets of chromosomes, typically one set from each parent, denoted as 2n.

Gametes

Mature haploid male or female germ cells which are able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote.

Sporophyte Generation

The 2n, spore-producing stage in the life cycle of a plant. Compare with gametophyte generation.

Liverworts

A phylum of spore-producing, nonvascular, thallose or leafy plants with a life cycle similar to that of mosses.