Bridget Is the Tenant in an Apartment in New York,and

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Bridget is the tenant in an apartment in New York,and her lease expires in three months.She expects and wants to renew the lease once it expires.Her employer has required that she take a two-month assignment in Hawaii.She does not want to lose the apartment.She checks and finds that the lease does not prohibit an assignment of the lease or a sublet of the lease.If Bridget assigns or sublets the apartment and the person who moves in fails to pay,could Bridget be liable for the unpaid rent?

A) If she assigns the lease, she will not be liable for payment if the assignee doesn't pay, but she would be liable on a sublease should the subleasee not pay.
B) If she subleases, she will not be liable for payment should the subleasee not pay, but she would be liable on an assignment should the assignee not pay.
C) She will be liable whether she assigns or subleases should the assignee or subleasee not pay.
D) She will not be liable whether she assigns or subleases should the assignee or subleasee not pay.