Landlord & Tenant Review

Property owner who leases or rents space

• tenant
• landlord
• mortgage company
• bank

Pays the owner a certain amount of money in return for the right to live on the property

• landlord
• tenant
• broker
• bank

Contract that specifies the amount of rent & the length of time for which the dwelling may be rented

• security deposit
• rent
• lease
• escrow

A lease application typically requires an application fee

• True
• False

A disadvantage of a month-to-month lease would be:

• it's more expensive than a tenancy for years
• you can be evicted in 30 days
• the landlord can raise the rent
• all of these

Renting for an indefinite (unknown) period of time:

• month-to-month lease
• tenancy at will
• tenancy for years
• tenancy for days

When a landlord has to give "fair notice" for a tenant to move out, how many days does that typically indicate?

• 30 days
• 60 days
• 90 days
• 14 days

A lease for a fixed period of time which prevents the landlord from raising the rent or evicting the tenant during the term of the lease.

• tenancy at will
• month-to-month lease
• tenancy for years

Before signing a lease you should make sure ALL blanks are filled in & ALL spaces are crossed out.

• True
• False

An oral lease for terms less than a year are not enforceable by court.

• True
• False