Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best
completes the statement or answers the question.
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What is the least desirable type of estate in real property?
a. | estate by sufferance. | c. | estate from period to period | b. | estate for
years. | d. | estate at
will |
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How much notice to terminate must be given by a tenant with a lease for years
that has a one year lease?
a. | none | c. | 30 days | b. | one year | d. | 80 days |
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A tenant who continues to occupy a property after the lease has expired (a
holdover tenant) is a:
a. | tenant at sufferance. | c. | tenant at will | b. | trespasser. | d. | a tenant who has to go to court to stay in the
property |
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A 3-month lease is a:
a. | tenancy for years. | c. | tenancy by sufferance. | b. | periodic
tenancy. | d. | tenancy at
will |
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A lease from Saturday to Friday is a:
a. | tenancy for years. | c. | tenancy by sufferance. | b. | periodic
tenancy. | d. | tenancy at
will |
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A lease from January 1, 2004 to August ,1 2005 creates a:
a. | tenancy for years. | c. | tenancy by sufferance. | b. | periodic
tenancy. | d. | tenancy at
will |
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Possession of a leased property by the tenant without the landlord
(lessor's) consent creates a
a. | tenancy for years. | c. | tenancy by sufferance. | b. | periodic
tenancy. | d. | tenancy by
will |
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What is the difference between a tenancy at will and a tenancy for years?
a. | A tenancy at will lasts for a certain time; a tenancy for years lasts for an
uncertain time. | b. | A tenancy at will is legal; a tenancy for years is not. | c. | A tenancy at will is
not legal; a tenancy for years is. | d. | A tenancy at will lasts for an uncertain time;
a tenancy for years lasts for a certain time. |
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9.
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Both freehold and leasehold estates are:
a. | leases. | c. | tenancies. | b. | a form of ownership. | d. | fee interests |
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A tenant who fails to move out after their lease has expired has a:
a. | tenancy at will | c. | tenancy for years | b. | periodic tenancy. | d. | tenancy by
sufferance. |
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How much notice must be given to terminate a one year lease?
a. | none | c. | one full month | b. | one year | d. | at least 6
months |
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A lease from February 10 through February 18 creates a:
a. | tenancy by sufferance. | c. | tenancy for years. | b. | period tenancy. | d. | tenancy at
will. |
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The estate by sufferance is the lowest estate known to law because it:
a. | exists after the termination of a lease. | b. | is a freehold
interest which is not inheritable. | c. | is the least expensive
lease | d. | it is the one most often used |
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At the end of a one year lease, the tenant simply moved out. The landlord sent
the tenant a bill for one month's rent because the tenant didn't give advance notice. The
tenant:
a. | owes nothing further to the landlord. | b. | owes one months rent for failing to give at
least one month's notice. | c. | may owe for a full year
lease | d. | can owe something if the court agrees |
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After a lease expired, the landlord accepted a rent check from the tenant. The
parties have created a:
a. | tenancy at will. | c. | tenancy in sufferance | b. | tenancy for
years. | d. | a periodic
tenancy |
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After the lease expired, the landlord allows the lessee to remain in the
property while the parties negotiate the terms of a new lease. During the negotiations, the lessee
now has a/an:
a. | tenancy at sufferance. | c. | tenancy for years. | b. | tenancy at will. | d. | periodic
tenancy. |
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A tenant moves because the property has hazardous wiring. This is:
a. | a constructive eviction. | c. | required by law | b. | an actual
eviction. | d. | required by the
fire marshall |
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The landlord didn't pay the heat and the utilities are shut off by the
utility company. This is:
a. | an actual eviction. | c. | illegal | b. | a constructive eviction. | d. | may be acceptable depending on
circumstances |
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A lease with a condemnation clause:
a. | gives the government authority to condemn the property if necessary. | c. | automatically
terminates upon condemnation. | b. | continues to run even if
condemned. | d. | a. prevents government
condemnation. |
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If a leased property is condemned what happens to the lease if it has a
condemnation clause?
a. | The lease is terminated by the condemnation. | c. | A condemnation clause does not
effect the lease. | b. | Lease is not be terminated by
condemnation. | d. | The lease may
or may not be effected. |
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Which provision in the mortgage protects the lender financing the construction
of a property which will be rented?
a. | assignment of rents | c. | collection agreement | b. | condemnation | d. | due on default
clause |
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22.
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A foreclosure on an apartment building will not affect any of the leases if the
mortgage contains a:
a. | nondisturbance clause. | c. | foreclosure claues | b. | subordination clause. | d. | alienation
clause |
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23.
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A lease is terminated by:
a. | a change in the zoning. | c. | assignment of the
lease. | b. | death of the landlord or tenant. | d. | a.
condemnation.
tenancy at will. |
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24.
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An estate for years is terminated by:
a. | death of the lessee. | c. | sale of the property. | b. | assignment of the
lease. | d. | mutual
agreement. |
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25.
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Each of these terminates a lease EXCEPT:
a. | destruction of the property. | c. | constructive
eviction. | b. | foreclosure. | d. | abandonment. |
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