Exam 48: Interests in Real Property

Izzy rents a single-family home for one year starting June 1. If the house burns down in September, the common law requires:

Constructive eviction would result in a discharge of any obligation to pay rent if:

Barton granted his neighbor, Mullins, the right to graze her cattle on Barton's land. Identify the type of property interest Mullins has in Barton's land and explain how such interests are created.

Promises made by the landlord and tenant to each other in the lease to do or not to do certain acts are known as:

A tenancy by the entireties, created only by a conveyance to a husband and wife, is terminated by divorce.

Millie, a tenant, wrongfully abandons her apartment after six months, even though there are six months left on her lease. If there is no survival clause in the lease, would the landlord be able to hold Millie liable for rent?

The implied warranty of habitability:

A leasehold is like a bailment in that it permits the tenant to have a possessory but not an ownership interest in the landlord's estate.

Maureen agrees to sell her interest in the farm to Joe. Maureen and her husband, Bill, hold the property as tenants by the entireties. What consequence?

Frank provided in his will that his 50 acres were to go to the city in fee simple for a soccer complex as long as no alcoholic beverages were sold on the premises. If alcohol is sold, the property is to go to Frank's estate. The estate created in the city is a:

The Arbor Apartments can legally restrict tenants to those who are married couples.

If Karen assigns her lease to Henry, Karen and Henry are both liable to the landlord for the rent.

State statutes or lease provisions often permit a landlord to evict a tenant for nonpayment of rent.

A sublease is made when the tenant transfers control of his entire interest in the leased property to a third party.

Landlords are not liable for injuries their tenants and others suffer as a result of criminal conduct of third parties on the leased premises.

Landlords can evict a tenant if:

Which of the following is a true statement concerning a life estate?

Community property does not include a ring owned by the wife prior to the marriage.

Breach of the implied warranty of habitability allows a tenant to withhold rent according to most courts.

A reversion is held by a person other than the grantor or his successors.