Chapter 39 - Landlord and Tenant Law
Lease agreement
A contract whereby a landlord transfers the right to possession and use of property to a tenant for rent.
Implied warranty of habitability
A presumed promise that a rented residence is fit for human habitation.
Fixed-term tenancy
A tenancy for a specified period of time.
Periodic tenancy
A tenancy for an indefinite period of time with payment at fixed intervals.
Tenancy at will
A tenancy that either party can terminate without notice.
Tenancy at sufferance
A tenant's possession of premises after a lease has terminated.
Sublease
A tenant's transfer of leased premises to a third person for a period shorter than the lease term.
Constructive eviction
Depriving a lessee of the possession of property by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy.
Eviction
Depriving a lessee of the possession of property.
Waste
The abuse or destructive use of real property.