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Use the diagnostic categories on your PSI score report to choose the first weak portion, then narrow by official area. A retake set should repair the reason for each miss rather than replay the same mixed mock. Answer this 6-question public preview here, then continue the complete experience in Pass Georgia.

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1 / 6Study mode: Land Use Controls and Regulations

A buffer zone in a zoning scheme is intended to:

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34% of the real exam is Georgia law. 52 of 152 questions.

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1. A buffer zone in a zoning scheme is intended to:Land Use Controls and Regulations. Open choices and explanation.
  1. A.Reserve land for future government acquisition
  2. B.Prohibit all construction within a defined strip
  3. C.Increase permitted density at a district boundary
  4. D.Separate incompatible uses with a transitional area

Answer D: Separate incompatible uses with a transitional area

A buffer zone is a strip of lower-intensity use, landscaping, or open space that eases the transition between incompatible districts, such as industrial land next to housing. It softens the impact on both sides of the boundary.

Why each choice works or fails

  • A. Reserving land for public acquisition is a different tool, not a buffer.
  • B. A buffer need not be a completely undeveloped strip; the applicable controls may allow landscaping or lower-intensity uses.
  • C. Buffers lower intensity at the boundary; they do not raise density.
  • D. Correct. A buffer is a transitional area between incompatible uses.

Rule to remember: A buffer zone is a transitional strip of lower-intensity use between incompatible districts.

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2. The government's power to take private property for public use, with just compensation paid to the owner, is called:Land Use Controls and Regulations. Open choices and explanation.
  1. A.Police power
  2. B.Escheat
  3. C.Eminent domain
  4. D.Inverse condemnation

Answer C: Eminent domain

Eminent domain is the government's power to take private property for public use, and condemnation is the legal proceeding used to exercise it, with just compensation paid. Police power regulates use without taking title, and escheat applies when an owner dies with no will and no heirs.

Why each choice works or fails

  • A. Candidates link police power to government control, but it regulates use through zoning and codes without taking title or paying.
  • B. Escheat transfers property of owners who die without heirs; it is not a taking for public use.
  • C. Correct. Eminent domain is the power to take for public use with just compensation.
  • D. Inverse condemnation is a lawsuit an owner brings to seek compensation, not the government's power itself.

Rule to remember: Eminent domain is the power, condemnation is the process.

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3. Escheat transfers property to the state when an owner dies:Land Use Controls and Regulations. Open choices and explanation.
  1. A.Without a will and without any locatable heirs
  2. B.While the property is subject to a recorded lien
  3. C.Owing more in taxes than the property is worth
  4. D.Without a will but leaving surviving children

Answer A: Without a will and without any locatable heirs

Escheat is a last resort. When an owner dies without a will, intestate succession looks for heirs, and only if none can be found does the property pass to the state, so land never sits ownerless.

Why each choice works or fails

  • A. Correct. No will and no locatable heirs is the condition for escheat.
  • B. A lien gives a creditor a claim for payment, not a transfer of title to the state.
  • C. Candidates confuse escheat with tax sales. Unpaid taxes lead to a tax sale, not escheat.
  • D. Surviving children inherit by intestate succession, so nothing escheats.

Rule to remember: Escheat passes property to the state only when the owner dies with no will and no locatable heirs.

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4. A buyer discovers a special assessment for a new sewer line is still being paid off. She should understand that:Land Use Controls and Regulations. Open choices and explanation.
  1. A.The assessment is canceled when the property sells
  2. B.The remaining balance may become her obligation
  3. C.The county pays the balance from general taxes
  4. D.The balance stays the seller's personal debt

Answer B: The remaining balance may become her obligation

A special assessment is charged against the benefited property, so an unpaid balance can pass to the buyer unless the contract has the seller pay it off. It is a real cost to negotiate before closing rather than discover on a later tax bill.

Why each choice works or fails

  • A. A sale does not extinguish the assessment.
  • B. Correct. The obligation runs with the property to the buyer.
  • C. Special assessments are charged to the benefited properties, not paid from general taxes.
  • D. Candidates think the debt follows the person who owed it, but the assessment attaches to the property.

Rule to remember: A special assessment attaches to the property, so an unpaid balance can pass to the buyer.

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5. A recorded covenant restricting ownership on the basis of race is:Land Use Controls and Regulations. Open choices and explanation.
  1. A.Unenforceable, and acting on it violates fair housing law
  2. B.Valid until a court formally strikes it from the record
  3. C.Enforceable because it was recorded before 1968
  4. D.Enforceable only against the original parties to it

Answer A: Unenforceable, and acting on it violates fair housing law

Courts have refused to enforce racially restrictive covenants since Shelley v. Kraemer in 1948, and acting on one today violates the Fair Housing Act. Such language still appears in old chains of title, but it has no legal force.

Why each choice works or fails

  • A. Correct. It is unenforceable, and acting on it is a fair housing violation.
  • B. Candidates assume recorded means valid until removed, but the covenant is unenforceable whether or not it is struck.
  • C. The recording date does not matter; courts refuse to enforce these covenants regardless of age.
  • D. It binds nobody, original party or later owner.

Rule to remember: Racially restrictive covenants are unenforceable, and acting on one violates the Fair Housing Act.

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6. An architectural review requirement in a community association means an owner must:Land Use Controls and Regulations. Open choices and explanation.
  1. A.Pay the association a fee for every repair undertaken
  2. B.Match the exact appearance of every neighboring home
  3. C.Obtain approval before making a covered exterior change
  4. D.Use only contractors the association itself employs

Answer C: Obtain approval before making a covered exterior change

Architectural review means the owner must get the association's approval before making changes the governing documents cover, typically exterior alterations. Owners who build first and ask later can be required to undo the work.

Why each choice works or fails

  • A. Architectural review controls changes; it does not charge a fee on every repair.
  • B. Candidates think review demands identical homes, but approval standards rarely require exact matching.
  • C. Correct. Prior approval is required for covered exterior changes.
  • D. Owners generally choose their own contractors; review covers the change, not who performs it.

Rule to remember: Architectural review means getting association approval before making covered exterior changes.

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What does this assessment cover?

PSI says a failing score report includes diagnostic strengths and weaknesses by examination type. Translate that evidence into the closest published area, then gather a larger fresh sample before the next attempt.
Question coverage in this assessment
Official content areaPublished weightQuestions hereComplete lesson
Land Use Controls and Regulations5% of the national portion6Study Land Use

The Georgia-specific distinction

Keep the national and Georgia subtotals separate. If Georgia is weak, split the work again into Laws and Rules, Georgia Practice, and Finance and Closing rather than reading one general state summary.

Worked result example

If the report points to Georgia and review notes show national-instinct errors, build a Georgia-only set, read the Georgia distinction after each item, and follow with a fresh 52-question simulation.

Common exam traps

  • Retaking a full practice exam before repairing anything.
  • Studying only the lowest raw score without considering sample size.
  • Memorizing questions from the failed attempt.
  • Booking again because the average improved while one group stayed weak.

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  1. Score the set before opening notes.
  2. Explain the winning rule without repeating the answer choice.
  3. Classify every miss as knowledge, distinction, wording, math setup, or timing.
  4. Repair the weakest official area, then answer a fresh set on another day.
  5. Move on only when the result is stable and guesses are being marked as gaps.

Recommended next lesson

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The questions are original and mapped to the current PSI outline. This preview introduces the assessment; the complete version is in Pass Georgia. PSI says practice exams help candidates become familiar with general question types, but they do not replace education and a good practice score does not guarantee an examination outcome. This page reports evidence, not a pass probability.

About this practice set

Facts checked against the current PSI Candidate Information Bulletin and GREC sources.

Are these actual PSI exam questions?

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