LAW 402B - PROPERTY LAW FINAL EXAM - RULES OF THE CASES 2025/26 PASSED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
- (ANSWER)
A homeowner decided an easy way to make some extra cash was to rent out her basement for the
summer. She placed the following ad in the local newspaper, "Completely furnished basement
apartment for rent, available June through September." A college student answered the ad. The
homeowner showed the student the apartment and pointed out that it was full of antique furniture. The
student rented the apartment and moved in. Two weeks later, the student was eating dinner at the
table when it collapsed as a result of a defect in one of the table's legs. He was injured when the table
collapsed. The homeowner did not know such a defect existed.
A) liable because she leased a completely furnished apartment.
B) liable because all landlords impliedly warrant that the leased premises are suitable for a particular
purpose.
C) not liable because she did not know of the defect. D) not liable because the student knew the
furniture - (ANSWER)C) not liable because she did not know of the defect.
A landlord owns a large building with several large rooms. He rents one of his large rooms to a Broadway
musical producer who is holding auditions for a role in a Broadway musical play with a condition in the
lease that the auditions should end at 12 noon on December 31. He rents a neighboring room in the
building to a testing company, which is holding a college-entrance test for 100 college applicants from
12 noon to 4:00 pm on December 31. On December 31, the producer extends his auditions past noon.
The college applicants complain they can't concentrate on the test and demand the test be cancelled
and their testing fee returned or a new test scheduled at no extra cost. The landlord, who himself is
watching and enjoying the auditions, refuses to stop them when requested by the testing company, and
the testing company tells all of the college applicants at 12:30 pm to stop taking the test and leave the
building imme - (ANSWER)The disturbing condition was a natural and probable consequence of the
landlords' inaction. The students gave the landlord reasonable time to have the audition end. The
landlord's refusal to act established conditions that forced the students to leave the building.
Ameliorative waste - (ANSWER)At common law, no obligation to make improvements and landlord
could hold tenant liable. Today,T can usually improve if expressly authorized or there is a change in
circumstances that allows the improvements to be mad
Is the new tenant an assignee or sublesee?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
- (ANSWER)
A homeowner decided an easy way to make some extra cash was to rent out her basement for the
summer. She placed the following ad in the local newspaper, "Completely furnished basement
apartment for rent, available June through September." A college student answered the ad. The
homeowner showed the student the apartment and pointed out that it was full of antique furniture. The
student rented the apartment and moved in. Two weeks later, the student was eating dinner at the
table when it collapsed as a result of a defect in one of the table's legs. He was injured when the table
collapsed. The homeowner did not know such a defect existed.
A) liable because she leased a completely furnished apartment.
B) liable because all landlords impliedly warrant that the leased premises are suitable for a particular
purpose.
C) not liable because she did not know of the defect. D) not liable because the student knew the
furniture - (ANSWER)C) not liable because she did not know of the defect.
A landlord owns a large building with several large rooms. He rents one of his large rooms to a Broadway
musical producer who is holding auditions for a role in a Broadway musical play with a condition in the
lease that the auditions should end at 12 noon on December 31. He rents a neighboring room in the
building to a testing company, which is holding a college-entrance test for 100 college applicants from
12 noon to 4:00 pm on December 31. On December 31, the producer extends his auditions past noon.
The college applicants complain they can't concentrate on the test and demand the test be cancelled
and their testing fee returned or a new test scheduled at no extra cost. The landlord, who himself is
watching and enjoying the auditions, refuses to stop them when requested by the testing company, and
the testing company tells all of the college applicants at 12:30 pm to stop taking the test and leave the
building imme - (ANSWER)The disturbing condition was a natural and probable consequence of the
landlords' inaction. The students gave the landlord reasonable time to have the audition end. The
landlord's refusal to act established conditions that forced the students to leave the building.
Ameliorative waste - (ANSWER)At common law, no obligation to make improvements and landlord
could hold tenant liable. Today,T can usually improve if expressly authorized or there is a change in
circumstances that allows the improvements to be mad
Is the new tenant an assignee or sublesee?
