Chapter 23 Flashcards
The person the Lessee finds to take over the lease
Assignee
When a tenant finds someone to take over their lease
Assignment
The name the lessee is termed when finding an assignee
Assignor
The process by which the tenant may evict themselves and terminate the lease because of an action on the part of the landlord to maintain the property
Constructive eviction
When the tenant evict themselves usually due to negligence on the owner side
Constructive eviction
A special form of lease release payment escalations increase under a predetermined schedule
Graduated lease
When only the land is leased, the tenant will own the buildings if any on the ground
Ground lease
Tenancy holding over from a lease
Hold over tenancy
A form of lease with the lease rate changes based on index such as consumer price index
Index lease
A seller sells the property and leases the property back
Lease back
A tenant who is leasing the property also secures an option to purchase the property at predetermined terms
Lease option
Tenant usually pays for everything rent utilities, insurance property taxes
Net lease
Payment to owner of property that an oil or gas company is drilling
Oil and gas lease
Special form of commercial lease with the base amount of rent plus a percentage of the sales of the business
Percentage lease
A lease of unspecified duration that does not automatically renew itself
Periodic tenancy