Landlord and Tenant Relations

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

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

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

The term demise is related to which word?

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

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

The designation CPM stands for:

In which court would an unlawful detainer action be commenced?

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.

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:

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

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

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

A tenant wishes to record her lease.

A lessee of a lessee would be:

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

A landlord may not:

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

An estate for years would be creadted by:

The maximum lease on agricultural acreage is:

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

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:

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:

To be recorded, a lease must be acknowledged by:

The landlord must notify residential tenant of the right to:

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

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

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:

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

A gross lease means the lessee pays:

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:

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:

A landlord can insist on a nonrefundable:

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

"Of definite duration" would most likely refer to:

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

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

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

The landlord under a lease:

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

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

A tenant at sufferance is a:

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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

The efficiency of an office building would be measured by:

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

Not required for a lease is:

As to unlawful detainer assistants, they:

A sublessee could be described as a(n):

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