Exam 35: Landlord and Tenant

A tenancy at will occurs when a tenant remains in possession of the property after a lease has expired.

Eli rents an old farmhouse from Kathy for a term to begin on July 31, 2006, and end on August 1, 2007. When Eli attempts to move in, he finds that Rose, the previous tenant, is still living in the house. Here, Kathy has breached the:

In the absence of a contrary provision in the lease or an emergency that threatens the property, the landlord may not enter the leased property during the term of the lease.

Charlie and Violet signed a lease to rent an apartment from Joey. After moving into the apartment, they have a heated argument one day and Violet moves out. Under these circumstances, Joey _____.

Graham is a landlord who owns an apartment where Yosef and several other tenants live. Graham refuses to replace broken light bulbs and install new locks, or a security system, even though Yosef and the other tenants have been burglarized twice during the past two months. Under the current trend of landlord liability, _____.

The Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA) prohibits:

A _____ occurs when property is leased for an indefinite period of time and either party may choose to conclude the tenancy at any time.

Landlords are insurers of the safety of persons on their property.

In a tenancy at will, the landlord and tenant have agreed on a specific duration of the lease and have fixed the date on which the tenancy will terminate.

Which of the following statements is true about a lease?

Identify the correct statement about abandonment.

Which of the following is a tenant's right?

The Equal Housing Opportunity Act (EHOA) prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, and familial status.

Traditional landlord-tenant law viewed the lease as primarily a conveyance of land and paid relatively little attention to its contractual aspects.

Under the implied warranty of quiet enjoyment, a landlord:

Explain the landlord's rights regarding security deposits.

Explain the implied warranty of habitability in a lease setting.

The landlord may evict the tenant if he or she:

Landlords have a duty to disclose hidden defects that they know about, even if the defects are reasonably discoverable by the tenant.

Laila rented an apartment from Imani Inc. Her guest, Joseph, slipped on a banana peel on the common stairway as he entered the apartment building. Given the scenario, _____.