Exam 48: Real Property and Landlord-Tenant Relationships

Bren leases an apartment from Cris for one year. After two months, she sublets the premises for the next six months to Dee, without obtaining Cris's con?sent. Dee pays the rent for only four months. For the last two months of Dee's six-month term, Bren is

Fergie and Gus buy a cabin in the Smoky Mountains near Gatlinburg, Tennessee. On the death of either owner, that owner's interest in the cabin passes to the surviving owner. This is

Generally, contract doctrines apply to the landlord-tenant relationship.

Fact Pattern 48-2B Shopping Mall, Inc. , leases space to Toney Goods Company and Uneek Stuf Store. Later, Uneek begins to sell items that are similar to Toney's goods, and Toney abandons its space before the end of the lease term. -Refer to Fact Pattern 48-2B. In a growing number of jurisdictions, SMI would be

In most states, the seller of a new house warrants that it is fit for habitation.

Rafe signs a one-year lease with Suki to occupy an apartment in Lawrence, Kansas, near the University of Kansas. Rafe needs the apartment only for two semesters and may have to sublet it for the rest of the term. Rafe's tenancy is

Xavier owns a duplex that he leases to Yvon and Zack. Xavier may sell

Property Management Corporation (PMC) owns several apartment buildings in two states. Regarding standards for maintenance of the build?ings, PMC should consult

Mineral Products Corporation, which owns no land, has a right to mine the copper from Natural Resource Company's land. Mineral's right is

A person who holds all rights in property owns the prop?erty in fee simple.

Mix-It Concrete Company has the right to enter Nim's land and remove the rock from Nim's quarry. This is

A quitclaim deed warrants more than any other deed.

Dora leases a house from Evan for a two-year term. To ensure the valid?ity of their lease, it should include

A lease terminates automatically when its terms ends.

Consumer Shops, Inc., signs a lease for a storefront owned by Downtown Building Company. Unlike a purchaser of real property, Consumer Shops

Mako owns an office building in fee simple. Can Mako transfer temporary possession of the building to NuGames Company? Can NuGames then transfer possession for even less time to Office Cubicles, Inc.? Explain.

Elsie and Frida buy a condo near the beach in Gulf Shores, Alabama. On the death of either owner, that owner's interest in the condo passes to her heirs. This is

Ian and Jackie take title to a drive-through Koffee Kiosk in such a way that if one dies, the other will be the sole owner. Ian and Jackie own the kiosk as

Chrissy and Devon are not married to each other, but they share the ownership of Elm Street Offices, a commercial building. When they acquired the building, they agreed in writing that if one dies, the other in?herits his or her interest. Are Chrissy and Devon concurrent owners? If so, in what type of concurrent ownership are their rights held? If not, how is their ownership classified? Fagin leases an office in the Elm Street building for a one-year term. If Fagin moves out before the end of the term of the lease, what hap?pens to the leased property?

A tenancy for years is created when a lease does not specify its duration.