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RECA Residential Unit 7 Exam With Latest
Questions And Answers. Updated And
Verified.
Under which Act/Law are all Alberta municipalities empowered to shape their communities? -
Answer✔MGA - The Municipal Government Act
Which department is responsible for administration of the MGA? - Answer✔Municipal Affairs is
the department responsible for administering the Municipal Government Act
MGA contains 3 key topics - Answer✔1. Assessment and Taxation 2. Governance and
Administration 3. Planning and Development
When was the first (MGA) Municipal Government Act created? - Answer✔in 1968, various
pieces of municipal legislation were consolidated into the first MGA
3 types of municipalities - Answer✔in general Urban, Rural, Specialized. Other categories of
governance include Special area, Metis settlements and Indigenous servers.
population needed to qualify as a city - Answer✔10,000
Who governs cities? - Answer✔A mayor, elected at large, and an even number of Councillors or
alderpersons govern cities. To avoid tie votes, there should always be an odd number of people
on council.
How many cities in Alberta? - Answer✔18
How many people and what percentage of the people of Alberta live in cities? -
Answer✔2,839,822 people represent approximately 68% of the total population
Min. people needed to make a town - Answer✔1000
Who governs a town? - Answer✔a mayor and six councillors (unless otherwise specified)
Min. people needed to make a village - Answer✔300
Who governs a village? - Answer✔3 councillors, one of whom is the mayor
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what are the municipal provisions for summer villages? - Answer✔Same as villages, but
summer village elections and annual meetings must be in the summer, plus only type of
municipality where a person can vote twice in municipal elections. once in the summer village
and once in the municipality where their permanent residence is.
Min. people needed to make a Hamlet - Answer✔5 or more
What is a specialized Municipality? - Answer✔unique structures formed without resorting to a
special Act of the Legislature. Allow urban and rural communities to coexist in a single
municipal government.
5 specialized municipalities in Alberta - Answer✔Crowsnest, Jasper, and Wood Buffalo,
Counties of Strathcona and Mackenzie
How is a bare land condominium defined? - Answer✔By the size of the lot the building sits on.
A RPR identifies lot boundaries. The area within the boundary of the RPR, including structure,
landscaping and garage, are owned by the unit owner. Areas outside the RPR boundaries are
common property and owned by all unit owners
What is Fractional Ownership - Answer✔owning 1/4 to 1/13th of a property with other
individuals
What is a HOA? - Answer✔A home ownership association is typically registered on a fee simple
title. Each property located within the HOA development or community has a separate title
with a HOA caveat registered against it. mandatory membership and is based on each residence
being part of a specific development or community. Usually requiring the owner to pay an
annual or monthly HOA fee.
How to know the difference between a condominium and a Home Ownership Association
(HOA)? - Answer✔For an HOA a caveat is recorded on the title
For Time Shares, what is the difference between Fee Simple Ownership and Right-to-use
ownership? - Answer✔Fee simple means they own the portion/weeks until they sell their
ownership/or transfer it to another party. Right-to-use is for a set number of years ranging from
15 to 50 years.
How do you find out if a property is a condominium? - Answer✔Must search the certificate of
title
3 types of Condominium Plans - Answer✔Conventional, Bare land and Barely Blended
Condominium Plans - Conventional - Answer✔In a Conventional Condominium Plan, units are
defined spaces within a structure. The interior finish on floors, walls, and ceilings, unless
otherwise stipulated in the Legend on the Plan, distinguish the boundaries for units. Unit
boundaries for Conventional Condominium Plans registered prior to January 1, 1979, are
considered to lie in the centre of floors, walls, and ceilings. All areas not included in the units
are considered as part of the common property.
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Condominium Plans - Bare land - Answer✔In a Bare Land Condominium Plan, units are parcels
of land. The boundaries for each unit within a bare land condominium plan are defined by the
width and depth of each parcel of land. They are identified using survey monuments (e.g. steel
pins, wooden stakes) placed on or under the ground. Although improvements (e.g. buildings,
fences, roadways) may be added later, the boundaries for units remain as the width and depth
of each parcel of land as defined in the Condominium Plan. Unit owners of bare land
condominiums possess and are responsible for all improvements fully or partly affixed to the
land. There may be rules or bylaws governing these improvements. An associate should ensure
that the buyer is aware of and understands the condominium corporation's bylaws and any
rules. This is usually contained in the condominium documents provided by the seller. Bare
Land Condominium Plans may or may not make provisions for common property.
Condominium Plans - Barely Blended - Answer✔A Barely Blended Condominium Plan divides
bare land units into smaller units with boundaries defined by the space within a structure. Unit
boundaries for this type of condominium are based on the floors, walls, and ceilings within the
structure. Barely blended condominiums include a mixture of bare land and conventional
condominiums. A developer first registers a Bare Land Condominium Plan and then constructs a
multi-unit structure on one or more of the bare land units. The developer then registers a
Barely Blended Condominium Plan. The areas of the condominium typically deemed common
property (e.g. hallways, stairways, elevators) are included in a CPU. The condominium
corporation owns the common property unit or remainder unit. The condominium corporation
is responsible for the care and maintenance of the common property.
How do REPs determine the type of condominium plan is in place? - Answer✔by examining how
the unit boundaries are described
Are Housing Cooperatives condominiums? - Answer✔No. Alberta housing cooperatives are
legal non-profit entities incorporated and managed by their members through an elected Board
of Directors. The cooperative owns the building and holds title to the land on which it is built.
Members purchase shares that grant occupancy rights to a unit, within the building under a
tenancy agreement. Membership may be related to specific criteria, such as income level or
local residency. The primary purpose of a cooperative is to provide its members with housing
and housing-related facilities. The Cooperatives Act and Regulation governs all housing
cooperatives. Sections of the Land Titles Act may also apply.
2 examples of attached properties - Answer✔apartments and row townhouses (except for the
end units which would be considered semi-detached)
when does the Real Estate Act apply to mobile homes? (x4) - Answer✔When the following 4
requirements are all met.: The mobile home is 1. designed for use as a residence 2. mounted or
attached to its chassis and running gear 3. can be transported on its own chassis or running
gear or towed by other means 4. situated on a site that is used or intended to be used for
residential purposes, to be leased, sold, or purchased as a residence
REPs require licensing under the Retail Home Sales Business Licensing Regulation under the Tair
Trading Act in the following instances (x2) - Answer✔1. The sale or purchase of a mobile home
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does not include an interest in real estate (ie land). 2. The mobile home is situated on a site not
intended for residential use (not leased, sold or purchased as a residence)
For mobile homes where can I search the title ro ascertain ownership and encumbrances
registered? - Answer✔SPIN2
How do I find out if liens are registered against the mobile home? - Answer✔Search the
Personal Property Registry
Where must a mobile homes sales business license be licensed with? - Answer✔Service Alberta
There are 74 rural municipalities in Alberta. These municipalities not only include farm and
resource based areas, but also contain substantial country residential populations. The Council
structure of Municipal Districts in rural Alberta include one councilor per ward, one of whom is
elected by council, as the _______________. - Answer✔Reeve, reeve, administrator,
Administrator
A rural utility association is an incorporated entity of five or more persons. What is the main
purpose of a utility association? - Answer✔To supply, to its members, utility services for
electricity, gas, or water used primarily for domestic purposes and services
What is transpiration (as related to the water cycle)? - Answer✔water evaporating from ground
or surface water or is released by plants to return to the atmosphere
What is a river basin or watershed? - Answer✔areas of land that collect precipitation and drain
surface water to a common destination, such as wetlands, stream, river, or lake. 7 major River
Basins in Alberta are: Hay, Peace/Slave. Athabasca, Beaver, North Saskatchewan, South
Saskatchewan, and milk River River Basin.
Why are wetlands valuable? - Answer✔slow runoff, reduce flooding, recharge aquifers, and
filter pollutants and supply food and essential habitat for many species, provide products for
food, energy and building materials.
Where are discharge areas? (As part of the water cycle) - Answer✔These areas are locations at
which groundwater flows onto the surface of the land. In general, groundwater moves from
areas of recharge toward areas of discharge such as springs, streams, lakes or wetlands
(discharge areas are the opposite of recharge areas)
What regulatory tools and policies are used by the Government of Alberta to protect
groundwater resources? - Answer✔provincial legislation and regulation such as the Water Act,
the Ministerial Regulation of the Water Act, the Environmental Protection and Enhancement
Act as well as regulatory documents, fact sheets and water management plans.
What is an aquifer? - Answer✔a body of saturated rock through which water can easily move.
Aquifers are comprised of geologic materials like sand, gravel, sandstone, fractured shale and
coal.
2 types of Aquafers - Answer✔unconfined and confined
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RECA Residential Unit 7 Exam With Latest
Questions And Answers. Updated And
Verified.
Under which Act/Law are all Alberta municipalities empowered to shape their communities? -
Answer✔MGA - The Municipal Government Act
Which department is responsible for administration of the MGA? - Answer✔Municipal Affairs is
the department responsible for administering the Municipal Government Act
MGA contains 3 key topics - Answer✔1. Assessment and Taxation 2. Governance and
Administration 3. Planning and Development
When was the first (MGA) Municipal Government Act created? - Answer✔in 1968, various
pieces of municipal legislation were consolidated into the first MGA
3 types of municipalities - Answer✔in general Urban, Rural, Specialized. Other categories of
governance include Special area, Metis settlements and Indigenous servers.
population needed to qualify as a city - Answer✔10,000
Who governs cities? - Answer✔A mayor, elected at large, and an even number of Councillors or
alderpersons govern cities. To avoid tie votes, there should always be an odd number of people
on council.
How many cities in Alberta? - Answer✔18
How many people and what percentage of the people of Alberta live in cities? -
Answer✔2,839,822 people represent approximately 68% of the total population
Min. people needed to make a town - Answer✔1000
Who governs a town? - Answer✔a mayor and six councillors (unless otherwise specified)
Min. people needed to make a village - Answer✔300
Who governs a village? - Answer✔3 councillors, one of whom is the mayor
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what are the municipal provisions for summer villages? - Answer✔Same as villages, but
summer village elections and annual meetings must be in the summer, plus only type of
municipality where a person can vote twice in municipal elections. once in the summer village
and once in the municipality where their permanent residence is.
Min. people needed to make a Hamlet - Answer✔5 or more
What is a specialized Municipality? - Answer✔unique structures formed without resorting to a
special Act of the Legislature. Allow urban and rural communities to coexist in a single
municipal government.
5 specialized municipalities in Alberta - Answer✔Crowsnest, Jasper, and Wood Buffalo,
Counties of Strathcona and Mackenzie
How is a bare land condominium defined? - Answer✔By the size of the lot the building sits on.
A RPR identifies lot boundaries. The area within the boundary of the RPR, including structure,
landscaping and garage, are owned by the unit owner. Areas outside the RPR boundaries are
common property and owned by all unit owners
What is Fractional Ownership - Answer✔owning 1/4 to 1/13th of a property with other
individuals
What is a HOA? - Answer✔A home ownership association is typically registered on a fee simple
title. Each property located within the HOA development or community has a separate title
with a HOA caveat registered against it. mandatory membership and is based on each residence
being part of a specific development or community. Usually requiring the owner to pay an
annual or monthly HOA fee.
How to know the difference between a condominium and a Home Ownership Association
(HOA)? - Answer✔For an HOA a caveat is recorded on the title
For Time Shares, what is the difference between Fee Simple Ownership and Right-to-use
ownership? - Answer✔Fee simple means they own the portion/weeks until they sell their
ownership/or transfer it to another party. Right-to-use is for a set number of years ranging from
15 to 50 years.
How do you find out if a property is a condominium? - Answer✔Must search the certificate of
title
3 types of Condominium Plans - Answer✔Conventional, Bare land and Barely Blended
Condominium Plans - Conventional - Answer✔In a Conventional Condominium Plan, units are
defined spaces within a structure. The interior finish on floors, walls, and ceilings, unless
otherwise stipulated in the Legend on the Plan, distinguish the boundaries for units. Unit
boundaries for Conventional Condominium Plans registered prior to January 1, 1979, are
considered to lie in the centre of floors, walls, and ceilings. All areas not included in the units
are considered as part of the common property.
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Condominium Plans - Bare land - Answer✔In a Bare Land Condominium Plan, units are parcels
of land. The boundaries for each unit within a bare land condominium plan are defined by the
width and depth of each parcel of land. They are identified using survey monuments (e.g. steel
pins, wooden stakes) placed on or under the ground. Although improvements (e.g. buildings,
fences, roadways) may be added later, the boundaries for units remain as the width and depth
of each parcel of land as defined in the Condominium Plan. Unit owners of bare land
condominiums possess and are responsible for all improvements fully or partly affixed to the
land. There may be rules or bylaws governing these improvements. An associate should ensure
that the buyer is aware of and understands the condominium corporation's bylaws and any
rules. This is usually contained in the condominium documents provided by the seller. Bare
Land Condominium Plans may or may not make provisions for common property.
Condominium Plans - Barely Blended - Answer✔A Barely Blended Condominium Plan divides
bare land units into smaller units with boundaries defined by the space within a structure. Unit
boundaries for this type of condominium are based on the floors, walls, and ceilings within the
structure. Barely blended condominiums include a mixture of bare land and conventional
condominiums. A developer first registers a Bare Land Condominium Plan and then constructs a
multi-unit structure on one or more of the bare land units. The developer then registers a
Barely Blended Condominium Plan. The areas of the condominium typically deemed common
property (e.g. hallways, stairways, elevators) are included in a CPU. The condominium
corporation owns the common property unit or remainder unit. The condominium corporation
is responsible for the care and maintenance of the common property.
How do REPs determine the type of condominium plan is in place? - Answer✔by examining how
the unit boundaries are described
Are Housing Cooperatives condominiums? - Answer✔No. Alberta housing cooperatives are
legal non-profit entities incorporated and managed by their members through an elected Board
of Directors. The cooperative owns the building and holds title to the land on which it is built.
Members purchase shares that grant occupancy rights to a unit, within the building under a
tenancy agreement. Membership may be related to specific criteria, such as income level or
local residency. The primary purpose of a cooperative is to provide its members with housing
and housing-related facilities. The Cooperatives Act and Regulation governs all housing
cooperatives. Sections of the Land Titles Act may also apply.
2 examples of attached properties - Answer✔apartments and row townhouses (except for the
end units which would be considered semi-detached)
when does the Real Estate Act apply to mobile homes? (x4) - Answer✔When the following 4
requirements are all met.: The mobile home is 1. designed for use as a residence 2. mounted or
attached to its chassis and running gear 3. can be transported on its own chassis or running
gear or towed by other means 4. situated on a site that is used or intended to be used for
residential purposes, to be leased, sold, or purchased as a residence
REPs require licensing under the Retail Home Sales Business Licensing Regulation under the Tair
Trading Act in the following instances (x2) - Answer✔1. The sale or purchase of a mobile home
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does not include an interest in real estate (ie land). 2. The mobile home is situated on a site not
intended for residential use (not leased, sold or purchased as a residence)
For mobile homes where can I search the title ro ascertain ownership and encumbrances
registered? - Answer✔SPIN2
How do I find out if liens are registered against the mobile home? - Answer✔Search the
Personal Property Registry
Where must a mobile homes sales business license be licensed with? - Answer✔Service Alberta
There are 74 rural municipalities in Alberta. These municipalities not only include farm and
resource based areas, but also contain substantial country residential populations. The Council
structure of Municipal Districts in rural Alberta include one councilor per ward, one of whom is
elected by council, as the _______________. - Answer✔Reeve, reeve, administrator,
Administrator
A rural utility association is an incorporated entity of five or more persons. What is the main
purpose of a utility association? - Answer✔To supply, to its members, utility services for
electricity, gas, or water used primarily for domestic purposes and services
What is transpiration (as related to the water cycle)? - Answer✔water evaporating from ground
or surface water or is released by plants to return to the atmosphere
What is a river basin or watershed? - Answer✔areas of land that collect precipitation and drain
surface water to a common destination, such as wetlands, stream, river, or lake. 7 major River
Basins in Alberta are: Hay, Peace/Slave. Athabasca, Beaver, North Saskatchewan, South
Saskatchewan, and milk River River Basin.
Why are wetlands valuable? - Answer✔slow runoff, reduce flooding, recharge aquifers, and
filter pollutants and supply food and essential habitat for many species, provide products for
food, energy and building materials.
Where are discharge areas? (As part of the water cycle) - Answer✔These areas are locations at
which groundwater flows onto the surface of the land. In general, groundwater moves from
areas of recharge toward areas of discharge such as springs, streams, lakes or wetlands
(discharge areas are the opposite of recharge areas)
What regulatory tools and policies are used by the Government of Alberta to protect
groundwater resources? - Answer✔provincial legislation and regulation such as the Water Act,
the Ministerial Regulation of the Water Act, the Environmental Protection and Enhancement
Act as well as regulatory documents, fact sheets and water management plans.
What is an aquifer? - Answer✔a body of saturated rock through which water can easily move.
Aquifers are comprised of geologic materials like sand, gravel, sandstone, fractured shale and
coal.
2 types of Aquafers - Answer✔unconfined and confined
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