BUS 250 REVIEW ALL ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS
SET A+
✔✔A nuisance - ✔✔is an unprivileged interference with a person's use and enjoyment
of her property.
✔✔Offensive noise, odors, or smoke - ✔✔often give rise to nuisance claims.
✔✔The relationship between landlords and tenants involves three types of law: -
✔✔property, contract, and tort law.
✔✔freehold estate - ✔✔is The right to possess land for an undefined length of time
✔✔a landlord-tenant relationship - ✔✔When an owner of a freehold estate allows
another person temporary, exclusive possession of the property, the parties have
created
✔✔Landlord - ✔✔is The owner of a freehold estate who allows another person
temporarily to live on his property
✔✔Tenant - ✔✔is A person given temporary possession of the landlord's property
✔✔leasehold interest - ✔✔is One party has the right to occupy the property for a given
length of time
✔✔reversionary interest - ✔✔is The landlord's right to occupy the property at the end of
the lease
✔✔Lease - ✔✔is An agreement in which an owner gives a tenant the right to use
property
✔✔A covenant - ✔✔is simply a promise by either the landlord or the tenant to do
something or refrain from doing something
, ✔✔A condition - ✔✔is similar to a covenant, but it allows for a landlord to evict a tenant
if there is a violation
✔✔Tort Law - ✔✔is Negligence law that may determine the liability of the landlord and
tenant when a person is injured or property is damaged.
✔✔There are four types of tenancy: - ✔✔a tenancy for years, a periodic tenancy, a
tenancy at will, and a tenancy at sufferance.
✔✔tenancy for years - ✔✔is A lease for a stated, fixed period
✔✔periodic tenancy - ✔✔is A lease for a fixed period, automatically renewable unless
terminated
✔✔notice to quit - ✔✔is A landlord's notice terminating a tenancy
✔✔tenancy at sufferance - ✔✔is A tenancy that exists without the permission of the
landlord, after the expiration of a true tenancy(hold over)
✔✔The landlord's first important duty - ✔✔is to deliver possession
✔✔All tenants are entitled to - ✔✔quiet enjoyment of the premises, meaning the right to
use the property without the interference of the landlord
✔✔escalator clause - ✔✔is A lease clause allowing the landlord to raise the rent for
specified reasons
✔✔duty to mitigate - ✔✔is a legal obligation requiring a party injured by a breach of
contract or tort to take reasonable steps to minimize their losses or damages. It
prevents victims from recovering damages that could have been avoided through
reasonable effort, such as seeking medical treatment or finding new employment
✔✔A tenant - ✔✔is generally liable for injuries occurring within the premises she is
leasing, whether that is an apartment, a store, or otherwise.
✔✔The common law - ✔✔held a landlord responsible for injuries on the premises only
in a limited number of circumstances, which we describe here.
✔✔Latent defects - ✔✔If the landlord knows of a dangerous condition on the property
and realizes the tenant will not notice it, the landlord is liable for any injuries. For
example, if a landlord knows that a porch railing is weak and fails to inform the tenant,
the landlord is responsible if the tenant plunges off the porch. But notice that, under the
common law, if the landlord notifies the tenant of the latent defect, he is no longer liable.
SET A+
✔✔A nuisance - ✔✔is an unprivileged interference with a person's use and enjoyment
of her property.
✔✔Offensive noise, odors, or smoke - ✔✔often give rise to nuisance claims.
✔✔The relationship between landlords and tenants involves three types of law: -
✔✔property, contract, and tort law.
✔✔freehold estate - ✔✔is The right to possess land for an undefined length of time
✔✔a landlord-tenant relationship - ✔✔When an owner of a freehold estate allows
another person temporary, exclusive possession of the property, the parties have
created
✔✔Landlord - ✔✔is The owner of a freehold estate who allows another person
temporarily to live on his property
✔✔Tenant - ✔✔is A person given temporary possession of the landlord's property
✔✔leasehold interest - ✔✔is One party has the right to occupy the property for a given
length of time
✔✔reversionary interest - ✔✔is The landlord's right to occupy the property at the end of
the lease
✔✔Lease - ✔✔is An agreement in which an owner gives a tenant the right to use
property
✔✔A covenant - ✔✔is simply a promise by either the landlord or the tenant to do
something or refrain from doing something
, ✔✔A condition - ✔✔is similar to a covenant, but it allows for a landlord to evict a tenant
if there is a violation
✔✔Tort Law - ✔✔is Negligence law that may determine the liability of the landlord and
tenant when a person is injured or property is damaged.
✔✔There are four types of tenancy: - ✔✔a tenancy for years, a periodic tenancy, a
tenancy at will, and a tenancy at sufferance.
✔✔tenancy for years - ✔✔is A lease for a stated, fixed period
✔✔periodic tenancy - ✔✔is A lease for a fixed period, automatically renewable unless
terminated
✔✔notice to quit - ✔✔is A landlord's notice terminating a tenancy
✔✔tenancy at sufferance - ✔✔is A tenancy that exists without the permission of the
landlord, after the expiration of a true tenancy(hold over)
✔✔The landlord's first important duty - ✔✔is to deliver possession
✔✔All tenants are entitled to - ✔✔quiet enjoyment of the premises, meaning the right to
use the property without the interference of the landlord
✔✔escalator clause - ✔✔is A lease clause allowing the landlord to raise the rent for
specified reasons
✔✔duty to mitigate - ✔✔is a legal obligation requiring a party injured by a breach of
contract or tort to take reasonable steps to minimize their losses or damages. It
prevents victims from recovering damages that could have been avoided through
reasonable effort, such as seeking medical treatment or finding new employment
✔✔A tenant - ✔✔is generally liable for injuries occurring within the premises she is
leasing, whether that is an apartment, a store, or otherwise.
✔✔The common law - ✔✔held a landlord responsible for injuries on the premises only
in a limited number of circumstances, which we describe here.
✔✔Latent defects - ✔✔If the landlord knows of a dangerous condition on the property
and realizes the tenant will not notice it, the landlord is liable for any injuries. For
example, if a landlord knows that a porch railing is weak and fails to inform the tenant,
the landlord is responsible if the tenant plunges off the porch. But notice that, under the
common law, if the landlord notifies the tenant of the latent defect, he is no longer liable.
