Understanding Business and Personal Law

Chapter 33: Renting a Place to Live

Renting a Place to Live


1.	If necessary, a landlord may use force to evict a tenant.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


2.	The basic rights of a landlord are rent and possession of the property in good condition at the term's end.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


3.	The four types of tenancies are
		A)	tenancy for rent, tenancy for lessee, tenancy at will, and tenancy on rent day.
		B)	tenancy for rent, tenancy for owners, tenancy for lessors, and tenancy for buyers.
		C)	tenancy for years, periodic tenancy, tenancy at will, and tenancy at sufferance.
		D)	tenancy for years, lessee tenancy, tenancy at will, and tenancy at sufferance.


4.	Committing waste is defined as
		A)	creating too much garbage each week.
		B)	substantial damage to the premises.
		C)	a violation of the sanitation code.
		D)	creating noise pollution that disturbs the neighbors.


5.	When someone is injured on rented or leased property, the
		A)	lessee may be liable.
		B)	tenant may be liable.
		C)	landlord may be liable.
		D)	landlord and the tenant may be liable.


6.	The original tenant is still responsible to the landlord for rent even if the property is assigned or sublet to another.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


7.	If a tenant installs a ceiling fan, he or she must turn it over to the landlord at the expiration of the tenancy.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


8.	A holdover tenant is someone who plans to rent the property for another lease period.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


9.	The terms of a lease are also known as
		A)	covenants.
		B)	statements.
		C)	items.
		D)	articles.


10.	Generally, the landlord would be required to
		A)	maintain the premises.
		B)	fix a leaky roof.
		C)	provide blinds for the windows.
		D)	install a screen door.