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.