Landlord and Tenant Relations

A tenant under a 10-year lease at $1000 per month decides to go out of business. The premises currently are worth $1,500 per month. She would be best off to:

A tenant on a five-years lease abandons the premises. The lessor may not:

What do residential tenants and owners of condominium units have in common?

A lease clause that allows rent to fluctuate based on some stated criterion would be a(n):

A landlord brought an unlawful detainer action against a tenant, but the court determined the premises were not habitable. The landlord could be subject to:

A lessee transfers all of his interests. the transfereee would be the:

Gianni enters into a percentage lease as a tenant. His rent is likely based on a percentage of his:

Which of the following is true with respect to the assignment of a lease?

The landlord hired an ex-fighter to scare a tenant into moving in order to avoid eviction costs. The landlord could be subject to a penalty upto:

A lease failed to state its term. The lease would be:

Jones had not raised tenant Smith's apartment rent in nine years. Jones notifies Smith that the rent, which was $600 per month, will be raised to $1,100. The notice of increased rent must be:

To be recorded, a lease must be acknowledged by:

Jones has been Smith's tenant for 13 months on a month-to-month tenancy. To evict Jones, Smith must give Jones a:

The highest percentage on a percentage lease would probably be paid by a:

Albert grants Frank an estate for a lesser period than Albert has, Frank has a:

A lessor gives a lessee a lease for two years. The lessee does not get around to signing it but moves in:

A lessee of a lessee would be:

A gross lease means the lessee pays:

A lease prohibits assgignment without the approval of the lessor. The lessee assigns the lease without approval. The assignment is:

A tenant at sufferance is a:

A tenant can properly defend against an unlawful detainer action by showing that:

A lease does not specify when the monthly rent is due. It would be due:

An estate for years would be creadted by:

A leae that does not involve the party in possession and the owner would be:

A tenant rents a summer cottage from June 1 to September 1. This is a(n):

A landlord may not:

As to a lease, which of the following would be an implied covenant?

In the question above, if Jones had only been a tenant for six months then the notice to vacate would have to be for at least:

Not required for a lease is:

The landlord under a lease:

The efficiency of an office building would be measured by:

The designation CPM stands for:

A landlord threatened a delinquent tenant with physical harm unless she vacated the premises. This action could subject the landlord to a penalty up to:

A landlord wished to give a month-to-month tenant notices as to a 12 percent rent increase. The notice required is

The term demise is related to which word?

A right of first refusal differs from an option in that:

When could a landlord insist that a tenant pay rent in cash?

A lessee notifies the lessor that he is going to vacate because the lessor raised the rent. By mutual written agreement, the lessee agrees to continue on a year-to-year basis at the new rent (paid monthly). Either party has the right to cancel by written notice prior to the beginning of the next year. This is:

A rental house is located on a farm. The maximum legal lease is:

A landlord retained part of a security deposit without providing the tenant with receipts because:

The maximum lease on agricultural acreage is:

A tenant who received permissive possession without a tenancy agreement would have a:

The landlord must notify residential tenant of the right to:

A lease whereby the lessee pays the property tax is probably a:

"Of definite duration" would most likely refer to:

A sublessee could be described as a(n):

A landlord can insist on a nonrefundable:

A clause that relieves a landlord of any liability for injury to a tenant would be a(n):

Although Mr. and Mrs. Sanchez's five year lease has expired, they continue to live on the property and pay their rent semiannually. They have a:

A landlord wished to  evict four families who were behind in their rents but did not want to incur legal expenses. The landlord cuts off the water supply to the tenants for 30 days. If a court later penalized the landlord for this action, the maximum penalty would be:

Which of the following would pay the lowest percentage on a percentage lease?

A Section 8 tenant must be given at least ___ days' notice to vacate:

To maximize the income of a lessor as to commercial property with increasing desirability, the lessor should insist on a:

Mrs. Aaron, who lives in a mobile home park, has just purchased a dog as a companion. The park has notified Mrs. Aaron that she must vacate the park within 60 days or get rid of the dog since park rules clearly prohibit pert. Mrs. Jones:

As to unlawful detainer assistants, they:

A tenant wishes to record her lease.

Smith decides to evict Ms. Jones, who has been a tenant for 12 years and is confined to a wheelchair because the income from the rent-controlled unit is not sufficient. Smith wants to use the space for storage. His notice to vacate must be for:

Margaret leases Nathan's store for one year under a verbal lease; starting on that date, Margaret fails to take possession and indicates that she will not be bound by the lease.

A landlord was required to give a translated copy of the lease to a tenant because the lease was negotiated in:

In which court would an unlawful detainer action be commenced?