CA Real Estate Principles Course » 2021 » Section 13 Unit 3 Exam

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Question #1
A residential tenant decides the 70s-era shag carpeting has to go, rips it up, and replaces it with nail down wood floors. When she moves out, she can’t take the floor with her, because it is what?
A.   The wrong color for her new house
B.   A fixture
C.   An improvement
D.   Too heavy
Question #2
Which of these landlords has filed an unlawful detainer suit?
A.   Norma's tenant always pays his rent late and Norma has decided not to renew his lease.
B.   April fined her tenant $60 for damage to the lawn when he parked his motorcycle there.
C.   Chet tried to kick his tenant out, but he wouldn't leave, so he's started eviction proceedings.
D.   Cary sued to collect three months' back rent from his tenant.
Question #3
Audrey is raging mad at her landlord, Ruby, who hasn’t sent anyone to fix the toilet. To show that she is serious, Audrey could remind Ruby that she is legally obligated to maintain the ______ of the premises.
A.   Water protection
B.   Security
C.   Habitat
D.   Habitability
Question #4
What is an unlawful detainer lawsuit?
A.   A lawsuit filed by a tenant when the security deposit is withheld unlawfully.
B.   A lawsuit filed by a rental agent when the commission is not paid.
C.   A lawsuit filed by a landlord to regain possession of an improvement to property.
D.   A lawsuit filed by a landlord against a holdover tenant.
Question #5
Which of these statements about landlord liability for injuries is true?
A.   Commercial landlords are never liable for injuries resulting from the condition of the premises.
B.   Residential landlords are only liable for injuries resulting from the condition of the premises if they agreed to make repairs in writing.
C.   A residential landlord must regularly inspect the property for defects throughout the tenancy period.
D.   Both commercial and residential landlords may be liable for injuries if they promised to repair the defect but never followed through.
Question #6
Deirdre is receiving a lot of advice about how to respond to the breach of contract by one of her tenants. Which of these statements is bad advice because it is blatantly false?
A.   If you're thinking of going the route of eviction, you'll need to terminate the lease first.
B.   Even if you terminate the lease and kick her out, you can sue for the rest of the rent, because she agreed to pay it by signing the lease.
C.   Terminating the lease means the tenant won't be obligated to pay any more rent.
D.   Keeping the lease in effect means you can sue for rent owed for the remainder of the lease term.
Question #7
Johnny is overwhelmed by the amount of work that goes into being a landlord and has too many requests for repairs from his tenants. He needs to choose one of these to hold off on for now. Which repair can he legally postpone completing?
A.   The lights and outlets aren't working in Ethan's living room.
B.   Jay clogged up his toilet again, and still hasn't bought himself a plunger.
C.   The water to Julie's shower won't turn on.
D.   Evie's key broke in her deadbolt and she can't lock the front door.
Question #8
Marley has just purchased an occupied rental property. Which of these rights does she have?
A.   The right to terminate the lease, effective immediately
B.   The right to change the terms of the lease, including an increase in rent
C.   The right to evict the tenant and take possession for herself
D.   The right to collect rent according to the terms of the existing lease

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