Pre-assessment: Housing & the Consumer

The property owner who leases a space is called a ....

• tenant

• landlord

• clause

• principal

The property owner who leases a space is called a ....

• tenant

• landlord

• clause

• principal

A rental contact between a landlord and a tenant for the use of property is called a(n).....

• mortgage

• deed

• lease

• clause

A landlord can raise the rent or evict you with 30 days notice, if you have a month-to-month lease.

• True

• False

One benefit of having a tenancy for years lease is so that the landlord may not raise the rent or evict the tenant within the fixed period of the lease.

• True

• False

One benefit of having a tenancy for years lease is so that the landlord may not raise the rent or evict the tenant within the fixed period of the lease.

• True

• False

What is required on a lease application?

• Background check

• Previous Residences

• Employer

• Credit check

• ALL

The main duty of a tenant is to pay rent on time.

• True

• False

In the event of increased sales tax, fuel charges, sewer and water fee, rent can be raised.

• True

• False

The implied, or unwritten, obligation of a landlord to provide a unit fit for human habitation.

• eviction

• waiver of tort liability

• sublease clause

• warranty of habitation