CHAPTER 44—LANDLORD AND TENANT Key
1. A lease that lasts for less than one year:
2. The person giving possession of a leased property is known as a _____.
3. A _____ exists when a tenant has possession of a property for an uncertain period.
4. Which of the following best describes a tenancy at sufferance?
5. Which of the following is a legal right of a landlord in a lease agreement?
6. Which of the following is a duty of a tenant in a lease agreement?
7. Which of the following best describes forcible entry and detainer action?
8. A fixed term lease is terminated:
9. The owner of a leased property is known as the lessee.
10. A lease agreement may be oral or written.,
11. A tenant has exclusive legal possession of the property.
12. A tenancy for years is a tenancy for an indefinite period of time.
13. A tenancy at will automatically terminates on the death of the tenant or the landlord.
14. In a tenancy at sufferance, the landlord may treat a tenant as a trespasser.
15. A tenant has the duty to pay property taxes to the landlord.
16. A lessor has a duty to pay rent on the lease.
17. A landlord has the right to assign the rights under a lease to a third party.
18. Under the common law, a tenant had to continue to pay rent even after the destruction of a leased property.
19. Upon eviction, a tenant has the right to remove any permanent fixture that he built.
20. Explain any two rights of a tenant.