Exam 28: Real Property and Landlord-Tenant Law

The exterior boundaries of land extend down to the depth of the deepest hole and up to the height of the tallest structure and no further.

Greg rents an apartment to Hugo, who retains possession of the apartment after the lease expires without making any payments of rent. This is​

Maggie uses John's garage to store her car. She does not pay rent. John decides that he needs the garage for his own car. To terminate Maggie's tenancy, John​

To terminate a periodic tenancy. a landlord must give at least one period's notice to the tenant.

Larissa leases to Metal Fabrication Corporation a 10,000 square-foot building under a written lease with a twenty-year term, rent payable annually. The lease includes a clause stating that Metal Fabrication is responsible for making all necessary repairs, including rebuilding the structure after its destruction by any cause beyond Larissa's control. The lease does not include a clause concerning its assignment. One day after the tenth rental payment, Metal Fabrication, without Larissa's knowledge or consent, assigns its interest in the lease to National Steel, Inc. Meanwhile, Larissa dies and Olina inherits her interest in the building. Without the knowledge or consent of either Metal Fabrication or National Steel, Olina sells the building to Prime Properties, Inc. The next month, the building is destroyed in a devastating storm. Metal Fabrication rebuilds it and files a suit against Prime Properties for the expense. The defendant responds that the lease has terminated. Is Prime Properties correct? If so, when did the lease terminate? If not, is Prime Properties liable for the cost of rebuilding the structure? Why or why not?

It is presumed that a co-tenancy is a tenancy in common unless there is specific language indicating the intent to establish a joint tenancy.

Grant wants to transfer the ownership of his warehouse to Holly by deed. To do so requires​

The government cannot take private property for public use.

Sol allows Tiffany to camp on his land for several days and take photos for an upcoming exhibit of landscape photography. Sol has given Tiffany​

An easement is the right to make limited use of another person's real property without taking anything from the property.

Ernie, the owner of Fallow Farm, sells Gus a right to park his RV on Fallow land overnight. Gus's right is​

A tenant can withhold rent for any reason.

Chita owns the land on which Downwind Farm is situated, plus the farmhouse, barn, and other structures permanently attached to the land. Chita's brother Elvin owns everything else on the farm-implements, seed, and livestock. The real property is owned by​

Tropic Breeze Residences, Inc., owns apartment buildings. Suki leases one of Tropic Breeze's apartments. Suki's transfer of her interest in the lease to Vito for a period shorter than the lease term is​

A license is a right to go onto land owned by another and take away some part of the land itself or some product of the land.

Niles wants to lease a condo for two years from Oak Street Condos Inc. In most states, the lease agreement must be​

Lee leases a house from Megan for a two-year term. To ensure the validity of their lease, it should include​

For a party to take by adverse possession, the party's possession must be peaceable, and not hostile.

To be valid, a deed must contain a legally sufficient description of the land.

A fixed-term tenancy is created when property is leased for a specified period of time.