Legal Aspects Combined Review

The maximum security deposit for an unfurnished apartment is...?

2 months

Which of the following can sue for violations of the fair housing laws...?

Homebuyers Testers The California Attorney General

Which of the following court cases challenged the constitutionality of the Civil Rights Act of 1866...?

Jones vs Mayer

Under a typical residential lease, the tenant is responsible for which of the following...?

Paying rent Maintaining the apartment Disposing of garbage

Which of the following is considered a protected class under the fair housing laws...?

Race Religion Familial status

Which of the following acts is prohibited under the fair housing laws...?

Steering Blockbusting Redlining

A lease may be terminated by which of the following means...?

Written notice Foreclosure Illegal use of the premises

Steering is most closely associated with...?

buyers

The use of service animals is protected under the ADA...? (t/f)

true

Under a lease agreement, the tenant is entitled to quiet enjoyment of the apartment...? (t/f)

true

The maximum security deposit for a furnished apartment is...?

3 months

This is a federal law protecting the rights of individuals with physical or mental impairments...?

Americans with Disabilities act

This is a federal prohibition on discrimination in sale, rental, financing, or appraisal of housing on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, handicap, or familial status...?

Fair Housing Act of 1968

Which of the following can be held liable for housing discrimination...?

Real estate brokers Lenders Homeowners associations

The removal of a tenant by the landlord because the tenant breached a condition of a lease or another rental contract is known as...?

actual eviction

A transfer of benefits and obligations within a contract to a 3rd party who is not originally a party to the contract is known as a/an...?

assignment

This refers to the use of prejudice to instill fear, or panic in order to motivate individuals in a particular area or neighborhood to sell or dispose of their property because of the entrance, or potential entry, of a protected class...?

blockbusting

The Unruh Civil Rights Act is associated with discrimination involving...?

businesses

This is a federal law that prohibits all discrimination on the basis of race only...?

civil rights act of 1866

Any disturbance of the tenant's possession of the leased premises by the landlord whereby the premises are rendered unfit or unsuitable for the purpose for which they were leased is known as...?

constructive eviction

A long-term physical or mental impairment, or condition, that substantially limits a person's major activities is known as a...?

disability

A landlord may use a tenant's security deposit as liquidated damages...? (t/f)

false

Ancestry is considered a protected class under the federal fair housing laws...? (t/f)

false

Security deposits may be non-refundable...? (t/f)

false

The Unruh Civil Rights Act is a federal law...? (t/f)

false

The courts tend to favor landlords over tenants...? (t/f)

false

The notice for termination of a lease must be in writing...? (t/f)

false

The Civil Rights Act of 1968 is also known as the...?

federal fair housing act

A lease in which the rental amount remains the same for the entire lease term is known as a...?

fixed lease

A lease which provides for a varying rental rate, often based upon future determination, is known as a...?

graduated lease

What type of lease is commonly used to rent residential apartments...?

gross lease

A developer who wants to build on a vacant piece of land may opt for what type of lease...?

ground lease

An agreement for the use of land only, sometimes secured by improvements placed on the land by the user is known as a...?

ground lease

Blockbusting is most closely associated with...?

homeowners

This is a court order that requires someone to do, or refrain from doing, a particular act...?

injunction

A lease requiring a lessee to pay charges against the property such as taxes, insurance and maintenance costs in addition to rental payments, is known as a...?

net lease

In order to start the eviction process, the landlord must provide the tenant with a...?

notice to pay rent or quit

A lease in which the rent is determined by the amount of business done by the lessee is known as a...?

percentage lease

The purpose of ............is to punish a wrong doer for their actions?

punitive damages

The right of a tenant to use the property without interference of possession is known as...?

quiet enjoyment

The refusal to lend money within a specific area is known as...?

redlining

Which of the following acts is most closely associated with financial lenders...?

redlining

A percentage lease is most commonly used with .............tenants?

retail

Using racial, ethnic, or religious criteria in suggesting, recommending, and/or influencing individuals regarding locations for the purchase or rental of a single family residence or rental dwelling is known as...?

steering

Volunteers from state or private agencies who enforce fair housing by claiming to be home seekers, thereby finding out if brokers deal fairly with all clients/customers, are known as...?

testers

A financial lender may reject a borrower's application if the borrower lacks the necessary credit to purchase the property...? (t/f)

true

A fixed lease is also known as a gross lease...? (t/f)

true

A lease must be in writing if the term is greater than one year...? (t/f)

true

A net lease is commonly used with office tenants...? (t/f)

true

Blockbusting is also known as panic selling...? (t/f)

true

Gender is considered a protected class under the federal fair housing laws...? (t/f)

true

Landlords may charge a late charge to the tenant if the tenant fails to pay the rent on time...? (t/f)

true

New commercial spaces must be ADA compliant...? (t/f)

true

Punitive damages may be awarded for violations of the Civil Rights Act of 1866...? (t/f)

true

Retaliatory eviction is considered illegal...? (t/f)

true

The Fair Housing Act applies to leasing as well as the sale of residential properties...? (t/f)

true

The landlord is responsible for making their apartments habitable for tenants...? (t/f)

true

The right to quiet enjoyment is an example of an express covenant in a lease...? (t/f)

true

Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, a lender cannot reject a borrower's application if the borrower's income includes public assistance...? (t/f)

true

What does a landlord receive from the courts that authorizes the Sheriff to evict a tenant...?

writ of possession