The "______ Rule" requires a lessor to only provide the lessee with legal right of possession at the beginning of the lease term.
Learning tip! Cite the case that abandoned this rule in Massachusetts in regard to leases for which the federal government is a party.
In the absence of direct evidence, a Plaintiff bringing a claim under the FHA must establish a ____ _____ case of discrimination by showing "he was rejected under circumstances which give rise to an inference of unlawful discrimination."
[HINT = Two words / latin phrase.]
The FHA's use of the term "___" likely extends protections for discrimination based on sexual orientation because of the holding in Bostock v. Clayton regarding the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The "________ Rule" was adopted to reflect the modern trend of expanding landlord obligations, and requires the landlord to transfer actual possession of the premise to a tenant at the onset of the lease term.
[HINT! = Did you cite the right case in #2?]
Learning Tip! Brainstorm arguments both in support of & against each rule discussed in this case.
______ prohibits discrimination on sexual orientation, but the FHA does not.
A "tenancy at ________" is created when a person who rightfully took possession of land continues in possession after that right ends.
________ refers to a court's award of financial support or assets to one party of a non-marital relationship following a break-up.
A _____ spouse should be entitled to some form of compensation for the financial efforts and support provided to the student spouse in the expectation that the marital unit would prosper in the future as a direct result of the couples previous sacrifices.
________ rules fill the gaps of a lease that parties did not address in the lease.
__________ rules supersede any contract provision in the lease.
_______ _____ and zoning ordinances are the oldest way of dealing with the condition of premise that give the least power to tenants.
[HINT = Two words!]
The common law doctrine of permissive _______ held tenants responsible for making repairs if the lease form did not specify it as the landlords duty.
All states agree a landlord must deliver the _____ ____ of possession when the lease term begins.
[HINT = two words!]
In Effel v. Rosberg (2012) the court held that because the language used in the lease agreement did not ascertain a definite period of time for which the lease term was held, a tenancy at will had been created.
Because FL does not have this form of tenancy, a FL court would likely have found the agreement formed a ________ tenancy.
Both the FHA of 1968 and the Civil Rights Act of 1866 cover discrimination on the basis of ________.