CRLS Tenant Screening & Lease Agreements 3

Question 1

What does a joint and several liability clause in a lease with multiple roommates mean?

Accepted Answer

Each roommate can be held responsible for the full rent and all damages

Answer

Joint and several liability lets the landlord collect the entire amount owed from any one or all of the co-tenants.

Question 2

A fixed-term lease expires, the resident stays, and the landlord accepts the next monthly rent payment. In most states, what tenancy is created?

Accepted Answer

Month-to-month periodic tenancy

Answer

Accepting rent from a holdover tenant generally creates a periodic tenancy that matches the rent payment interval.

Question 3

Which arrangement fully releases the original tenant from all liability under the lease?

Accepted Answer

Novation

Answer

A novation replaces the original tenant with a new party and releases the original tenant, while an assignment alone usually leaves them secondarily liable.

Question 4

Which lease clause is generally unenforceable in residential leases in most U.S. states?

Accepted Answer

A tenant's waiver of the landlord's duty to keep the unit habitable

Answer

The implied warranty of habitability generally cannot be waived by residential tenants, so such clauses are void.

Question 5

The covenant of quiet enjoyment in a lease primarily guarantees what?

Accepted Answer

The tenant's right to possess and use the premises without the landlord's unreasonable interference

Answer

Quiet enjoyment protects the tenant's possession and use from interference by the landlord or those claiming through the landlord.

CRLS - Certified Residential Leasing Specialist Practice Test

CRLS - Certified Residential Leasing Specialist Practice Test

CRLS Tenant Screening & Lease Agreements 3