Chapter 14: Landlord and Tenant - Tort Liability & Transfers

Question 1

FILL IN THE BLANKS. Only the _________ tenant is responsible to the landlord for the payment of rent when the original tenant has _________ the premises to the current tenant.

Answer 1

original
sublet

Question 2

True/False?
A landlord may transfer her interest only for a commercially reasonable reason.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

True or False?
Regarding the landlord’s transfer of her interest, the transferee landlord cannot change the terms of the existing lease without the tenant’s permission.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

True or False?
The landlord must obtain the tenant’s permission in order to transfer the landlord’s interest to a third party.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

True or False?
When a lease has been assigned, the landlord can collect rent payments from the tenant or the subsequent tenant.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

True or False?
A sublease is a transfer of less than the entire duration of the lease.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

True or False?
Under common law, a landlord owes a duty to warn a tenant of a latent defect of which the landlord is aware.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

True or False?
Only the landlord can be liable to a third party negligently injured on the leased premises.

Answer 8

False