Urban and Land Use REB 2026

Which BEST describes the relationship between zoning laws and private restrictions?

• Private restrictions can override zoning laws.

• Zoning sets the minimum, but private rules can be stricter.

• Private rules can be more lenient, allowing what zoning prohibits.

• Owners can choose which to follow.

What is the process of acquiring multiple lots from different owners and combining them for planning and development?

• Land banking

• Land consolidation

• Land assembly

• Land exchange

What is the acquisition of land in advance of actual need to secure it at a lower price at its existing use value?

• Land banking

• Land consolidation

• Land assembly

• Land exchange

Under PD 1517, ____ is defined as a rightful occupant of land or a building, usually with a signed lease agreement or contract, excluding those merely tolerated or who entered by force or deceit.

• Informal settler

• Tenant

• Claimant under dispute

• Trespasser

Under PD 1517, who is referred to as the Commission?

• Professional Regulatory Commission

• Professional Regulation Commission

• Human Settlements Regulatory Commission

• Securities and Exchange Commission

What is the system called where a group of homeowners live on the same contiguous parcel of land and own the land in common, rather than owning individual lots separately?

• Neighborhood ownership

• Tenancy in Common

• Joint Tenancy

• Fee Simple Ownership

Which of the following BEST describes 'Tenure in Improvement'?

• Rights over the land itself, excluding any structures built upon it.

• Rights over the improvements made on the land, without ownership of the land itself.

• Rights over both the land and any improvements made upon it.

• Rights over neither the land nor the improvements made upon it.

Under PD 1517, urbanizable lands are defined as areas likely to become urban within which timeframe?

• Within the next 3 years

• Within the next 5 years

• Within the next 3 to 5 years

• Within the next 5 to 10 years

According to R.A. 7279, urbanizable lands are areas with the potential to become urban within how many years?

• Within the next 3 years

• Within the next 5 years

• Within the next 3 to 5 years

• Within the next 5 to 10 years

Which law is known as the 'DHSUD Act,' establishing the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development in the Philippines?

• Republic Act No. 7279

• Republic Act No. 11201

• Republic Act No. 12201

• Presidential Decree No. 1517