Sara Vaughan Told Her Tenants That Her Son Would Collect

Multiple Choice

Sara Vaughan told her tenants that her son would collect rents while she was in Florida. The son did collect the rents in October, November, and December. At Christmas Sara returned home and told her son that she would collect the January rents. The son went first thing in January, before the tenants knew Sara had returned, and collected the January rents. Will the tenants have to pay twice?

A) Yes, because the son collected the money without authority
B) Yes, because the son was not a legal agent at the time.
C) No, because the son had apparent authority
D) No, because the son had actual authority
E) No, because the Tenant Protection Act prohibits double collection