Exam 25: Landlord and Tenant

Average State University students Ann,Bo,and Sherry are co-tenants under a ten-month lease of a River Heights apartment from complex owner Stella Slumlord.The monthly rent set forth in the lease is $480.All three co-tenants signed the lease,which has five months remaining.Ann,Bo,and Sherry have each been chipping in $160 per month to cover the rent.Slumlord was aware of the co-tenants' rent-sharing agreement.Bo recently flunked out of school and returned to his parents' home in Reno,Nevada.Bo informed Ann,Sherry,and Slumlord that he will no longer be sharing in the rent.Slumlord has made demands upon Ann and Sherry for payment of the full monthly rental of $480.Is Slumlord legally justified in making this demand? Explain.

International law regulates lease terms in the United States.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the doctrine of constructive eviction?

Which of the following is an accurate statement of a general rule regarding security deposits obtained by landlords from tenants under residential property leases?

Which of the following scenarios would justify eviction proceedings by a landlord?

Jessica,a tenant,invited her friend Angelina for dinner at her house.Jessica's carpet that was on the kitchen floor was in a torn condition and Jessica has not done anything about it.As Angelina walked over it,her leg got trapped and she fell down.Her knee got dislocated.Angelina can sue:

Landlord wishes to evict Tenant from his apartment because Tenant is three months' behind on the rent.Tenant indicated that he is unwilling to move out.Which of the following is an accurate statement about Landlord's rights and/or obligations under the circumstances?

Teresa rented an apartment from Len for one year,beginning January 1st,2008.When Teresa tried to take possession of the rental unit,Paul,a prior renter,was still there.Teresa asked Len to help her get Paul out.Len simply shrugged,telling Teresa that it was now her problem.Which of the following statements is true?

Delta Corp.leased 60,000 square feet of an office building from Tanner under a written 25-year lease.Which of the following statements is correct?

Ace,Bud,and Chet leased an apartment from Stan Slumlord.They signed a lease that established a 12-month rental period at $400 per month as rent.Two months after the three tenants moved into the apartment,Ace and Bud moved out.Ace and Bud each moved to a different and distant state.Slumlord insists that Chet is responsible for the entire $400 per month rent.Is Slumlord correct?

Wally invited Dorothy to his apartment.While walking down the stairs in the main hallway of the apartment building,Dorothy tripped over a loose piece of wall-to-wall carpeting.When she fell to the floor,two of her teeth were knocked out.Dorothy sued Wally and Marginal Properties,Inc.(the owner of the apartment building)for the dental expenses she incurred.Are Wally and Marginal liable? Explain.

Debra allowed Frank to stay in the guesthouse located at the rear of her property.Debra and Frank never discussed rental terms.It is very likely a tenancy at will has been created.

In which of the following is the implied warranty of habitability applicable?

If a lessee is on a month-to-month lease and can terminate the lease at any time with notice,the lease is called a periodic tenancy.

A leasehold typically terminates because:

When Tammy rented an apartment,she and the landlord agreed that she would pay rent on the first of every month.However,they did not agree on the duration of the lease.Under these circumstances,what sort of tenancy was created?

To terminate a tenancy from month to month,most states require that the notice be given at least:

A ________ is also called a tenancy for years.

The tenant will generally be held harmless if an individual is injured on the leased property.

As in the case of an assignee,the sublessee also acquires similar rights and duties under the lease between the landlord and the tenant.