If a landlord furnishes heat in the summer in order to force his tenant to move and the tenant does in fact move, a court of law will probably decide that:
A) waste has occurred.
B) there has been an unreasonable abandonment of the premises.
C) a constructive eviction has taken place.
D) vacating of the premises constituted an assignment.

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A constructive eviction occurs when a landlord's actions or failure to act makes the premises uninhabitable or substantially interferes with the tenant's use and enjoyment of the premises, leading the tenant to vacate. In this scenario, furnishing heat in the summer to force a tenant to move can be seen as making the living conditions unbearable, thus constituting a constructive eviction.

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