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The Title 28 of the United States Code QUESTION #3757
Question 1
What is the 'Rule Against Perpetuities' (RAP) designed to prevent?
  • Landlords charging too much rent.
  • Property interests from vesting too far into the future (dead hand control).✔️
  • Neighbors from building fences too high.
  • The government from taking land without compensation.
Correct Answer Explanation
RAP invalidates any interest in property that might not vest within 21 years of a 'life in being' at the time of the creation of the interest.