C1U12 Landlord and Tenant

Question 1

An apartment in San Francisco can be leased for a term of no more than:

a. 150 years
b. a reasonable time
c. 99 years
d. 55 years

Answer 1

c. 99 years

Question 2

An office in Los Angeles can be leased for a term of no more than:

a. 150 years
b. a reasonable time
c. 99 years
d. 51 years

Answer 2

c. 99 years

Question 3

Agricultural land can be leased for a term of no more than:

a. 150 years
b. a reasonable time
c. 99 years
d. 51 years

Answer 3

d. 51 years

Question 4

A security deposit on furnished residential property can be no more than:

a. two months’ rent
b. three months’ rent
c. a reasonable amount
d. $2,000

Answer 4

b. three months’ rent

Question 5

If a question arises as to the validity of a landlord’s claim against a tenant’s security deposit:

a. the landlord is presumed to be entitled to the security deposit
b. the tenant is presumed to be entitled to the security deposit
c. the security deposit is forfeited to the state
d. there is no presumption regarding ownership of the security deposit

Answer 5

b. the tenant is presumed to be entitled to the security deposit

Question 6

A landlord wants to give a tenant’s apartment to her nephew. The landlord tries to drive the tenant out by constantly phoning him, visiting him, and insisting that his apartment be used to show prospective tenants for other units what the building is like. The landlord is violating the tenant’s:

a. right to use the property without interference
b. covenant to repair
c. covenant of quiet enjoyment
d. warranty of habitability

Answer 6

c. covenant of quiet enjoyment

Question 7

A landlord has a right of entry:

a. in an emergency
b. only to show the premises to prospective tenants
c. only when the tenant agrees
d. any time

Answer 7

a. in an emergency

Question 8

Transfer of all of a tenant’s rights under a lease is:

a. an assignment
b. a sublease
c. a freehold estate
d. an estate at will

Answer 8

a. an assignment

Question 9

A lease may be renewed automatically only if:

a. the landlord prepared the lease
b. the tenant and landlord are unable to agree on any other term
c. the automatic renewal provision is noted in a separate document referenced in the lease
d. all of the statutory requirements are met

Answer 9

d. all of the statutory requirements are met

Question 10

A dwelling is untenantable if it substantially lacks:

a. a heating unit
b. windows in every room
c. a trash compactor
d. freeway access

Answer 10

a. a heating unit

Question 11

Because a tenant complains about the condition of the building, the landlord may:

a. evict the tenant
b. raise the tenant’s rent
c. shut off the tenant’s utilities
d. investigate the complaint

Answer 11

d. investigate the complaint

Question 12

Which may be considered in choosing a tenant?

a. marital status
b. national ancestry
c. whether the prospective tenant is on welfare
d. tenant’s income

Answer 12

d. tenant’s income

Question 13

On May 15, a business owner notified her landlord that she would be vacating her retail store location on June 30. The business owner has a month-to-month period tenancy. Until what date will she incur rent?

a. June 15
b. June 30
c. July 15
d. July 30

Answer 13

b. June 30

Question 14

A landlord must follow the legal requirements for an eviction:

a. from leased premises
b. but can shorten the notice required if the tenant agrees
c. unless the tenant can be physically removed
d. unless the housing is government subsidized

Answer 14

a. from leased premises

Question 15

A landlord may begin eviction proceedings with:

a. a notice of termination
b. a notice of abandonment
c. a notice to pay or quit
d. an order of eviction

Answer 15

c. a notice to pay or quit

Question 16

The sheriff or marshal can forcibly remove a tenant by:

a. a judgment of eviction
b. a writ of possession
c. a notice of eviction
d. a notice to pay or quit

Answer 16

b. a writ of possession

Question 17

A retail business has a percentage lease based on 5% of gross income of up to $25,000 per month, and 2.5% of gross income above that amount. The minimum to be paid is $1,000 per month. For a month in which the business has a gross income of $47,000, what will be the rent payment?

a. $1,800
b. $4,675
c. $2,800
d. $3,675

Answer 17

a. $1,800

Question 18

The owner of 417 Main, an office building, receives a guaranteed monthly income from her tenants and pays no expenses. She has:

a. a gross lease
b. a trust lease
c. a percentage lease
d. a net lease

Answer 18

d. a net lease

Question 19

A property manager:

a. must be a real estate broker
b. is the property owner’s agent
c. is the tenant’s agent
d. is not an agent

Answer 19

b. is the property owner’s agent

Question 20

A tenant moved out of his apartment at the end of the lease term. The landlord will be allowed to increase the rent for a new tenant to reflect current market value because the local rent control ordinance:

a. provides for vacancy control
b. provides for vacancy decontrol
c. is based on an index
d. is favorable to the tenant

Answer 20

b. provides for vacancy decontrol