Property Management – 5th Edition
Walt Huber, Arlette Lyons, and William Pivar, JD
© May2010, Educational Textbook Company
Chapter 14 Quiz
1. As a property manager in California and several other states, if a lease is negotiated in Spanish, then:
a. you must file a copy of the signed lease in a Spanish-speaking country.
b. you should not be a translator even if you speak the language.
c. a Spanish translation must be provided to the tenant.
d. both b and c are correct.
2. When renting to friends and relatives, as a property manager, you should:
a. give them a good deal on your fees.
b. fully disclose any and all relationships to the owner.
c. treat them with special circumstances.
d. relax some of the occupancy rules.
3. Keeping a record of every tenant complaint can help you identify:
a. service contract problems.
b. maintenance deficiencies.
c. personnel problems.
d. all of the above.
4. If you have a waiting list of prospective tenants for a particular property, you should:
a. consider raising the rents,as a consistent waiting list indicates that demand is higher than supply.
b. select the best applicants with regards to income and credit.
c. be meticulous in following the order of the waiting list.
d. both a and c are correct.
5. The abuse of property that impairs the value of the property is called:
a. waste.
b. over improvement.
c. under improvement.
d. all of the above.
6. In a month-to-month tenancy, how many days notice is usually required to change the amount of rent?
a. 60 days
b. 30 days
c. 45 days
d. 15 days
7. When the lessee gives the premises back to the lessor and the lessor accepts possession with the understanding that the lease is ended, it is called:
a. first excuse.
b. returning a lease.
c. surrender of a lease.
d. abandonment.
8. If a tenant fails to pay the rent on time, the first step in eviction would be a notice called:
a. a three-day notice.
b. a quit or cure notice.
c. a quit or pay rent notice.
d. any of the above.
9. During eviction, if you accept a partial rent payment it:
a. will cancel your notice.
b. is okay as long as you get an IOU for the balance.
c. will not affect your notice.
d. none of the above.
10. If a landlord’s action negatively affects the use and enjoyment of the premises to the extent that a tenant can get out of a lease, it is called:
a. negligent eviction.
b. bundle of rights eviction.
c. constructive eviction.
d. both a and b.
Property Management – 5th Edition
Walt Huber, Arlette Lyons, and William Pivar, JD
© May 2010, Educational Textbook Company
Chapter 14 Quiz Answers
1. d(pg 455)
2. b(pg 456)
3. d(pg 456)
4. d(pg 458)
5. a(pg 459)
6. b(pg 460)
7. c(pg 461)
8. d(pg 463)
9. a(pg 464)
10. c(pg 465)
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