Chapter 6

Question 1

TF? Distress is an effective remedy for landlords of residential premises for the non payment of rent by their tenants

Answer 1

While effective for commercial landlords, section 26(3) of the Residential Tenancy Act abolishes this remedy for non-payment of rent in residential tenancies

Question 2

A landlord may end a periodic tenancy if he or she intends, in good faith, to occupy the premises, by providing the tenant with __ months notice

Answer 2

two

Question 3

TF? A landlord of residential premises ay collect up to one half of one months rent as a security deposit

Answer 3

True

Question 4

In a periodic tenancy, what occurs on the last day of the term?

Answer 4

The tenancy automatically renews itself on the last day of the term for a further term of the same duration until terminated by either party.

Question 5

Lease facts

Answer 5

granting lease: lessor
receiving lease: lessee
A lease grants exclusive possession of land to another
A lease extends over a specified term

Question 6

A tenancy at will is a tenancy where the tenant with the consent of the landlord, occupies property as a tenant for a term which can be ___ by either party at __ __.

Answer 6

terminated

any time

Question 7

A ____ is a lease by which a tenant grants to a third party an interest in property less than his or her own interest under the original lease

Answer 7

sublease

Question 8

In legal terms, what does it mean to assign something?

Answer 8

To assign is to transfer over to another

Question 9

What is a tenancy agreement?

Answer 9

the term used in the Residential Tenancy Act to refer to a contract between a land lord and a tenant, pertaining to the letting of residential premises

Question 10

Facts about distress in commercial tenancies

Answer 10

The landlord is bale to seize and sell a tenant’s personal property.
It is a legal term used to recover arrears of rent.