Exam 50: Real Property Landlord-Tenant Relationships

Constructive eviction occurs when a tenant moves off the premises in re?taliation against the landlord.

The sale of real estate involves a transfer of ownership with no specific warranties-if there are warranties,the transfer is not a sale.

Quito and Raul own a condo near San Francisco Bay as joint tenants.Raul sells his ownership rights in the condo to Timor.Quito and Timor own the condo as

Fact Pattern 50-1A (Questions A3-A4 apply) Nikita owns land in Ohio.Her ownership rights include the right to sell or give away the property without restriction,and the right to commit waste,if she chooses. -Refer to Fact Pattern 50-1A.Nikita conveys some of her land to Reggie with the right to possess and use the property for a certain period of time.Nikita has given Reggie

A quitclaim deed conveys to the grantee whatever interest the grantor had.

Only two persons can hold property as tenants in common.

Andy leases to Burgertown Franchise Corporation a 10,000 square-foot building under a written lease with a twenty-year term,rent payable an?nually.The lease includes a clause stating that Burgertown is re?sponsi?ble for making all necessary repairs,including rebuilding the structure after its destruction by any cause beyond Andy's control.The lease does not include a clause concerning its assignment.One day after the tenth rental payment,Burgertown,without Andy's knowledge or consent,as?signs its interest in the lease to Chicken Hut Restaurants,Inc.Mean?while,Andy dies and Dotty inherits Andy's interest in the building.Without the knowledge or consent of either Burgertown or Chicken Hut,Dotty sells the building to Earnest Investments,Inc.The next month,the building is destroyed in the flood of a nearby river.Burgertown rebuilds it and files a suit against Earnest for the expense.Earnest responds that the lease has terminated.Is Earnest correct? If so,when did the lease termi?nate? If not,is Earnest liable for the cost of re?building the structure? Why or why not?

Inverse condemnation occurs when an owner simply gives private property to the government without accepting any compensation.

Zoning laws manage the development and use of land.

Chrissy and Devon are not married to each other,but they share the ownership of Elm Street Offices,a commercial building.When they acquired the building,they agreed in writing that if one dies,the other in?herits his or her interest.Are Chrissy and Devon concurrent owners? If so,in what type of concurrent ownership are their rights held? If not,how is their ownership classified? Fagin leases an office in the Elm Street building for a one-year term.If Fagin moves out before the end of the term of the lease,what hap?pens to the leased property?

Moby leases from National Theater Corporation a theater in which to stage a series of concerts.Ollie buys a ticket to the series.What distin?guishes Moby,a tenant,from Ollie,a licensee,is

In most states,the seller of a new house warrants that it is fit for habitation even if the deed does not include such a warranty.

A fixed-term tenancy is created when a lease does not specify its duration.

Uberto and Vicki are married and own a mountain cabin in Wyoming in such a way that neither may transfer separately his or her interest during his or her lifetime.Uberto and Vicki own the lodge as

A recording statute allows deeds to be recorded in the public record.

A tenancy by the entirety is created by a conveyance of all of a parcel of real property to a single tenant.

Rita believes that Shady Grove Apartments,Inc.,her landlord,has vio?lated the law in a way that entitles her to withhold the rent.This remedy is gener?ally associated with

Fact Pattern 50-1A (Questions A3-A4 apply) Nikita owns land in Ohio.Her ownership rights include the right to sell or give away the property without restriction,and the right to commit waste,if she chooses. -Refer to Fact Pattern 50-1A.Nikita's ownership interest is

A tenant can withhold rent for any reason.

Klondike and Leola own 10,000 shares of stock in My-T Gro Corporation.On the death of ether owner,that owner's interest in the stock passes to the surviving owner.This is