Deck 37: Landlord and Tenant

Question 1

Who are parties to a lease?

A) Lessor and lessee
B) Promisor and promisee
C) Grantor and grantee
D) Donor and donee

Answer 1

Lessor and lessee

Question 2

What term describes an owner of real property?

A) Lessor
B) Landlord
C) All of the above
D) None of the above

Answer 2

All of the above

Question 3

What is an example of a leasehold estate?

A) Timesharing
B) Tenancy at sufferance
C) Joint tenancy
D) Tenants in common

Answer 3

Tenancy at sufferance

Question 4

Under common law, what kind of property was a leasehold estate?

A) Real property
B) Personal property
C) Community property
D) Intellectual property

Question 5

What term describes a tenancy that continues for successive periods until one party terminates it?

A) Periodic
B) Sporadic
C) Episodic
D) Cyclic

Question 6

What is a way to create a tenancy from year to year?

A) By a lease agreement with no specified ending date
B) By implication
C) All of the above
D) None of the above

Question 7

What other term describes a periodic tenancy?

A) Tenancy from year to year
B) Tenants in entirety
C) Tenancy for years
D) Tenants in partnership

Question 8

What is a usual lease limit for tenancy for years?

A) 100 years
B) 80 years
C) 90 years
D) 99 years

Question 9

What is a characteristic of tenancy at will?

A) Estate in real property for an imprecise period
B) No writing is required for its creation
C) May be terminated at the will by either party
D) All of the above

Question 10

What is a common feature of a tenancy at will and a periodic tenancy?

A) Agreed upon term of the occupancy
B) No stated ending date of the occupancy
C) All of the above
D) None of the above

Question 11

What term describes a tenant at sufferance?

A) Unlawful tenant
B) Illegal tenant
C) Holdover tenant
D) Unauthorized tenant

Question 12

What is a characteristic of a tenant at sufferance?

A) Bound by the terms of a prior lease
B) Has no estate or title
C) Holds possession of the premises wrongfully
D) All of the above

Question 13

What term describes a person having permission to do certain acts?

A) Lessee
B) Licensee
C) Invitee
D) Consignee

Question 14

What is an element of a valid lease?

A) Consideration
B) Affidavit
C) Verification
D) Habendum

Question 15

What term describes an assignment of a lease?

A) Sublease
B) Underlease
C) Sublet
D) All of the above

Question 16

What is a role of a landlord in a sublease?

A) Approval of the sublease
B) Approval of a subtenant
C) All of the above
D) None of the above

Question 17

What warranty does a landlord give when renting real property for residential purposes?

A) Express warranty of habitability
B) Implied warranty of habitability
C) All of the above
D) None of the above

Question 18

What is included in quiet enjoyment of the leased premises?

A) Right to possess the property
B) Right to be undisturbed in the property's possession
C) All of the above
D) None of the above

Question 19

What is included in a legal eviction?

A) No use of force
B) Landlord must give a tenant notice required by state law
C) Landlord must use a legal process to evict a tenant
D) All of the above

Question 20

In some states, what term describes the legal action used by landlords to evict tenants?

A) Unlawful detainer
B) Illegal detainer
C) Illicit detainer
D) Unauthorized detainer

Question 21

A lease is a contract granting the use of real property by its owner to another.

Question 22

Tenancy at will is a common type of leasehold estates.

Question 23

All states require that a lease for a tenancy for years be in writing to be enforceable.

Question 24

In some jurisdictions, there is the custom limiting tenancy for years to 99 years.

Question 25

The notice requirement for a periodic tenancy differs from state to state.

Question 26

A periodic tenancy terminates only when a landlord gives a notice to a tenant.

Question 27

Periodic tenancy is created when a lease agreement has no specified ending date.

Question 28

A landlord may increase the rent in a tenancy at will by providing notice one payment period in advance.

Question 29

Tenancy at will can be created in writing or orally.

Question 30

A landlord must give a notice to a tenant at sufferance.

Question 31

The lease must always be signed by both parties.

Question 32

A license to real estate conveys some property rights or interest to the land.

Question 33

The word "underlease" may be used instead of the word "sublease."

Question 34

A tenant can sublet the property without his or her landlord's approval.

Question 35

To be habitable, the property must meet the sanitary code of the local community.

Question 36

A landlord may use force to evict a tenant.

Question 37

The interest conveyed by a lease is called a(n) ________ estate.

Question 38

A lessee must pay the ________ to a lessor for the use of the lessor's real property.

Question 39

A tenancy for ________ can be for any determined period.

Question 40

A tenancy created when a lease agreement has no specified ending date is called a(n) ________ tenancy.

Question 41

Tenancy at will may be terminated at the will of either party by issuance of the proper statutory ________.

Question 42

A tenant at ________ holds wrongful possession of the estate.

Question 43

An interest in land is conveyed by a(n) ________.

Question 44

The word ________ may be used interchangeably with the word "sublease."

Question 45

Depriving tenants of heat is an example of a(n) ________ eviction.

Question 46

Tenants have the right to ________ enjoyment of the leased premises.

Question 47

Match the terms with their descriptions:

-Holdover tenant

A) Lease signed by the lessor only
B) Estate in real property for an indefinite period
C) Tenant wrongfully remaining in possession of the premises after the tenancy has expired
D) Act of depriving a person of the possession of real property
E) Landlord's act deprives the tenant of the beneficial enjoyment of the premises
F) Estate for a definite or fixed period of time
G) Person having permission to do certain acts on the premises
H) Transfer is for a part of the term, but not for the remainder of it
I) Tenancy continuing for successive periods until one party terminates it by giving notice to another party
J) Owner of real property

Question 48

Match the terms with their descriptions:

-Eviction

A) Lease signed by the lessor only
B) Estate in real property for an indefinite period
C) Tenant wrongfully remaining in possession of the premises after the tenancy has expired
D) Act of depriving a person of the possession of real property
E) Landlord's act deprives the tenant of the beneficial enjoyment of the premises
F) Estate for a definite or fixed period of time
G) Person having permission to do certain acts on the premises
H) Transfer is for a part of the term, but not for the remainder of it
I) Tenancy continuing for successive periods until one party terminates it by giving notice to another party
J) Owner of real property

Question 49

Match the terms with their descriptions:

-Tenancy for years

A) Lease signed by the lessor only
B) Estate in real property for an indefinite period
C) Tenant wrongfully remaining in possession of the premises after the tenancy has expired
D) Act of depriving a person of the possession of real property
E) Landlord's act deprives the tenant of the beneficial enjoyment of the premises
F) Estate for a definite or fixed period of time
G) Person having permission to do certain acts on the premises
H) Transfer is for a part of the term, but not for the remainder of it
I) Tenancy continuing for successive periods until one party terminates it by giving notice to another party
J) Owner of real property

Question 50

Match the terms with their descriptions:

-Sublease

A) Lease signed by the lessor only
B) Estate in real property for an indefinite period
C) Tenant wrongfully remaining in possession of the premises after the tenancy has expired
D) Act of depriving a person of the possession of real property
E) Landlord's act deprives the tenant of the beneficial enjoyment of the premises
F) Estate for a definite or fixed period of time
G) Person having permission to do certain acts on the premises
H) Transfer is for a part of the term, but not for the remainder of it
I) Tenancy continuing for successive periods until one party terminates it by giving notice to another party
J) Owner of real property

Question 51

Match the terms with their descriptions:

-Licensee

A) Lease signed by the lessor only
B) Estate in real property for an indefinite period
C) Tenant wrongfully remaining in possession of the premises after the tenancy has expired
D) Act of depriving a person of the possession of real property
E) Landlord's act deprives the tenant of the beneficial enjoyment of the premises
F) Estate for a definite or fixed period of time
G) Person having permission to do certain acts on the premises
H) Transfer is for a part of the term, but not for the remainder of it
I) Tenancy continuing for successive periods until one party terminates it by giving notice to another party
J) Owner of real property

Question 52

Match the terms with their descriptions:

-Tenancy from year to year

A) Lease signed by the lessor only
B) Estate in real property for an indefinite period
C) Tenant wrongfully remaining in possession of the premises after the tenancy has expired
D) Act of depriving a person of the possession of real property
E) Landlord's act deprives the tenant of the beneficial enjoyment of the premises
F) Estate for a definite or fixed period of time
G) Person having permission to do certain acts on the premises
H) Transfer is for a part of the term, but not for the remainder of it
I) Tenancy continuing for successive periods until one party terminates it by giving notice to another party
J) Owner of real property

Question 53

Match the terms with their descriptions:

-Constructive eviction

A) Lease signed by the lessor only
B) Estate in real property for an indefinite period
C) Tenant wrongfully remaining in possession of the premises after the tenancy has expired
D) Act of depriving a person of the possession of real property
E) Landlord's act deprives the tenant of the beneficial enjoyment of the premises
F) Estate for a definite or fixed period of time
G) Person having permission to do certain acts on the premises
H) Transfer is for a part of the term, but not for the remainder of it
I) Tenancy continuing for successive periods until one party terminates it by giving notice to another party
J) Owner of real property

Question 54

Match the terms with their descriptions:

-Deed-poll

A) Lease signed by the lessor only
B) Estate in real property for an indefinite period
C) Tenant wrongfully remaining in possession of the premises after the tenancy has expired
D) Act of depriving a person of the possession of real property
E) Landlord's act deprives the tenant of the beneficial enjoyment of the premises
F) Estate for a definite or fixed period of time
G) Person having permission to do certain acts on the premises
H) Transfer is for a part of the term, but not for the remainder of it
I) Tenancy continuing for successive periods until one party terminates it by giving notice to another party
J) Owner of real property

Question 55

Match the terms with their descriptions:

-Landlord

A) Lease signed by the lessor only
B) Estate in real property for an indefinite period
C) Tenant wrongfully remaining in possession of the premises after the tenancy has expired
D) Act of depriving a person of the possession of real property
E) Landlord's act deprives the tenant of the beneficial enjoyment of the premises
F) Estate for a definite or fixed period of time
G) Person having permission to do certain acts on the premises
H) Transfer is for a part of the term, but not for the remainder of it
I) Tenancy continuing for successive periods until one party terminates it by giving notice to another party
J) Owner of real property

Question 56

Match the terms with their descriptions:

-Tenancy at will

A) Lease signed by the lessor only
B) Estate in real property for an indefinite period
C) Tenant wrongfully remaining in possession of the premises after the tenancy has expired
D) Act of depriving a person of the possession of real property
E) Landlord's act deprives the tenant of the beneficial enjoyment of the premises
F) Estate for a definite or fixed period of time
G) Person having permission to do certain acts on the premises
H) Transfer is for a part of the term, but not for the remainder of it
I) Tenancy continuing for successive periods until one party terminates it by giving notice to another party
J) Owner of real property

Question 57

Define a license and a lease. Discuss main characteristics of a license and a lease.

Question 58

Define a sublease and discuss how a sublease is accomplished.

Question 59

Identify tenants' rights acquired in a lease. Identify the warranty of habitability.

Question 60

Fiona wants to rent her farm till the end of the harvest. Fiona also wants to rent her cabin for a short period, because she wants to use it occasionally. Discuss Fiona's options in achieving her goals.

Question 61

Loraine leased an apartment, but it is not fit for human habitation and violates the sanitary code. She complained to the landlord, Fred, but he did not do anything to solve the problem. What else can Loraine do?