Exam 22: Landlord and Tenant

A tenancy that lasts from month to month is not a lease that will bind purchasers of the property.

A rents his property to B for a term of five years.At the end of the term,A has not been able to rent the property out and simply permits B to continue to stay on the property without paying rent.In this case,B is

Waste,in connection with leased premises,refers to

Selena rents an apartment from her landlord Stuart on a month to month basis.She also operates a small restaurant a short walk away which she also rents from Stuart.Neither lease imposes any obligation on the landlord to make repairs.One cold night in December the hot water heater in her apartment stopped working.She contacted her landlord and he immediately arranged for repairs to be completed at his expense.The following morning when Selena arrived at the restaurant she noticed that a pipe had frozen and there was significant damage to the kitchen.She contacted Stuart again but he refused to do anything to repair or pay for the damages.A landlord in these circumstances

To end a periodic tenancy,the landlord or tenant must serve a

A and B are friends,and for years now,on B's invitation,A has used B's vacant land in northern Ontario to hunt wild game.In this case,A is a

The right of the landlord to seize the assets of the tenant to sell them to realize rental arrears is called

The abandonment by the tenant of the premises during the term of the lease is called

In commercial tenancies,there is often a conflict between the interests of landlords and tenants and their respective creditors.What risks do creditors of landlords and tenants face when considering seizure of goods located in the leased premises and sale of the financed assets?

A landlord is permitted to exercise the right of eviction and simultaneously or subsequently exercise a right of distress only where the landlord has given proper notice at law.

Maab owns a small pet shop.He carries on business in commercial premises he leases from his landlord Susan.Due to a down turn in the local economy,Maab fails to pay his rent for three months.Susan takes the appropriate steps to reenter the premises and evict Maab for failure to pay rent.Maab was unable to remove all of his assets from the premises before the reentry.He has a large aquarium with thousands of dollars of exotic fish that Susan has now threatened to sell and apply the proceeds to the outstanding rent arrears.Is she legally entitled to do so?

What are some of the major changes in the law regarding residential tenancies?

Which of the following is NOT a question one would ask when determining whether an object is a fixture?

A owns a single-storey commercial building in downtown Toronto,which he has leased to B for use as an office.A few months after the lease was entered into,A sold the building to C together with A's lease.C bought A's building because he wanted to convert it into a luxury restaurant.Just after C become the owner of the building,C started to enter B's offices on a daily basis without notice and,further,began a small construction project in front of the building,which not only obstructed access to the building,but also made so much noise that it constantly disturbed B,B's staff,and B's clients.In this situation

Waste,in connection with leased premises,refers to garbage bought onto the premises by third parties.

Provincial human rights legislation protects tenants and prospective tenants against discrimination based on such things as race,colour,and gender.

A enters into a lease with B whereby A will lease office space in B's building commencing March 1.But since B has to renovate the office for A and it will not be ready by March 1,as a gesture of goodwill,B permits A to use another office in the building until A's office is ready and charges A a small sum during this time.In this case,the use by A of the office pending completion of his own office creates

Which of the following is NOT a typical covenant of the tenant in a lease?

Objects that are attached to the land or a building but are distinguished from the land itself are called

Jack is on vacation and enters into an agreement with the owner of a home.He will reside in one of the rooms in the home and will share the kitchen with the other tenants.He will vacate the premises at the end of his vacation,in one month.If at the end of the month Jack does not vacate the premises and the landlord does not agree to Jack staying on,Jack becomes