Exam 49: Landlord-Tenant Law and Land Use Regulation

Which of the following statements is true of a sublease?

Which of the following is true of an assignment?

Which of the following legislations prevents all protected classes from discrimination in accommodation?

An arrangement in which a tenant transfers some of his or her rights under a lease to another party is known as a ________.

The ________ is an assurance that provides that leased premises must be fit, safe, and suitable for ordinary residential use.

In a double net lease arrangement, property taxes are shared between the tenant and the landlord.

Under a periodic tenancy system, the notice period is usually the same as the length of the payment period.

A new owner-landlord can alter the terms of an existing lease during the term of the lease.

If a landlord wrongfully locks his or her tenant out of the premises of the rented property, it is termed constructive eviction.

Jack Mendez, owner of a car remodeling company, needed a temporary place to store some heavy machinery for a day. Finding no other option, he decided to store the machinery at his rented apartment. When Jack kept the machinery in the living room, the floor beneath the spot developed cracks. Which of the following duties of a tenant did Jack breach by bringing the machinery into his home?

Which of the following is true of tenancy at sufferance?

Kurt, a computer sales representative, ran a small restaurant business from his home to supplement his income. He converted his large living room into an eatery with minimal seating. His mother and brother managed the kitchen, while he coordinated orders and waited upon customers. Upon realizing that Kurt was running a restaurant, the landlord evicted Kurt and his family. In the scenario, we can infer that ________.

The housing codes impose specific standards on tenants to repair leased premises.

Chris rented an apartment from Donald. Due to personal reasons, Chris decided to transfer all his rights under the lease to his friend Dave. Dave partially transferred his rights under the lease to his friend, Pam. While living in the apartment, Pam accidentally burned down a part of the kitchen. Donald paid for fixing the kitchen. By the time of this accident, Donald had also transferred his rights to receive rent for the lease to Chad. Under this arrangement, ________ is legally obliged to pay Donald for the damages caused to the kitchen.

The ________ of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution allows the government to take property for public use.

An estate where the tenant has a right to possess the real property but does not own title to the property is called ________.

Any lease for a stated period, irrespective of its duration, is called periodic tenancy.

Most Statutes of Frauds permit lease contracts that last for less than five years to be orally contracted.

A tenancy created when a lease specifies intervals at which payments are due but does not specify how long the lease is for is called a ________.

A landlord owes a duty to deliver possession of the leased premises to the lessee.