Landlord Test - Situational Landord - Tenant Problems

Answer the following multiple choice questions by selecting the most correct answer for the situation.

Instructions: Click on the answer(s) of your choice to see if you are correct.
(Some questions have more than one correct answer)

1. Most landlords are more than happy to start off on a good note with their new tenants and will gladly grant them early possession when asked. The Early Occupancy Addendum:

a) amends the lease start date to be when the tenants get the keys, obligating them to all of the responsibilities and rules stated in the lease agreement.
b) breaks down the daily and total value of the extra days' rent.
c) requires that the tenants transfer the utilities they are responsible for into their own names before occupancy instead of using and/or abusing them while under the landlord's account.
d) all of the above

2. Four college students, Joe, Tom, Nathan and Pete signed a lease to rent a house for 2 years. The landlord collected a security damage deposit of $2,000.00 After 10 months, Pete decides to move out and finds James to take his place. Pete collects $500. security deposit from James and asks the landlord to let James sign the lease in order to take himself off the contract. At the end of the term, the home is returned extremely damaged. The damages far exceeded the deposit. Except James was a model tenant and left his room absolutely perfect.
How much of deposit refund from the landlord is James entitled to?

a) Zero
b) $500.00
c) $250.00, because his room was perfect, but he was still partly responsible for other areas
d) $100.00 because James' room was small and James did spend most of his time in the rest of the house.

3. What 3 things are most important when screening a tenant?

a) The LPA Lease
b) The LPA Rental Application
c) LPA Prescreening Prospect Card
d) authorization to run a credit report

4. John and Jeanne had a rental "Open House". Four prospective tenants filled out an application.

• Prospect #1 offered $100. less than the advertised rental price and is fully qualified credit and income-wise.
  
• Prospect # 2 offered the full rent amount, is self employed as a limo driver and his wife is involved with Day Care. Their credit score is too low to register on a credit report.
  
• Prospect # 3 is an attorney with extremely high income, but refuses to share his social security # because that is confidential information. He did leave a deposit and offered more than the asking price.
  
• Prospect #4 is a building inspector who offered to overlook a few violations in exchange for a $150. per month discount.

Their best course of action is to

a) choose #1 because you felt the rental was over priced anyway and they seemed to appreciate the opportunity the most.
b) accept the attorney because he's got the best income
c) report the building inspector to the district attorney for illegally bribing you
d) send out denial letters and adverse action notices to the rejects.

5. Adding a Mold Addendum to your lease:

a) releases the landlord from any responsibility to the property concerning mold.
b) will tell the tenant that there must be a mold problem that you don't want to be bothered with.
c) places a duty upon the tenant to protect your property from mold.
d) educates your tenants about mold and mildew maintenance and care.

6. Tenants Sabrina and Joe, on an LPA Lease were renting a house when a car crashed into it causing loss of electricity for days. This caused the food in their freezer to go bad. Who is responsible for the cost of their food?

a) The landlord, of course!
b) The management company who rented them the home.
c) The local housing association usually has a fund for this sort of thing.
d) Theresa and Joe or their renters insurance should be responsible according to their lease agreement.

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