Landlord/Tenant Act
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Choose the correct answer.

33-1367   If landlord A got upset with Tenant B and cut off B’s gas, what can B recover?

  1. Nothing
  2. Not more than two months rent or twice the actual damages, which ever is less.
  3. A maximum of $1000 plus attorney fees and court costs.
  4. Not more than two months rent or twice the actual damages, which ever is greater.
Answer: #4

33-1902  How long does an owner of rental property have to update required information with the county records?

  1. 5 days
  2. 10 days
  3. 15 days
  4. 30 days

Answer #2

33-1366   If the dwelling unit or premises are damaged or destroyed by fire or casualty to an extent that enjoyment of the dwelling unit is substantially impaired, the tenant may do either of the following:

  1. Vacate the premises and notify the landlord in writing that you are going to sue them.
  2. Vacate any part of the dwelling unit rendered unusable and refuse to pay rent.
  3. Immediately vacate the premises and notify the landlord in writing within 14 days of tenant’s intention to terminate the rental agreement in which the rental agreement terminates as of the date of vacating.
  4. Continue to live there until your lease agreement is terminated.

Answer #3

33-1376   An entry where entry is not given by law is called:
  1. Trespass
  2. Breaking and entering
  3. Forcible entry
  4. Robbery

Answer #3

33-1905   G’s property was voted by his neighbors to be a slum under this ruling. G may:

  1. Ignore his neighbors
  2. Appeal to the state
  3. Require his neighbors to establish procedures for clean-up.
  4. Sue his neighbors

                                                                                                            Answer #1

12-1176  The plaintiff does not request a jury, what are the rights of the defendant?

  1. Defendant has no rights
  2. Request a postponement of the reading
  3. The defendant may request a jury in the beginning of the hearing.
  4. The judge may dismiss the case.

                                                                                                            Answer #3

12-1179  The party seeking to stay the execution of the judgment of possession may receive the following compensation EXCEPT:

  1. The amount of rent
  2. Attorney’s fee
  3. Court costs
  4. Cost of wages

                                                                                                            Answer #4

33-1366   The following information shall be maintained at the county assessor’s office of the residential rental property.

  1. Name, address and telephone number of the property owner
  2. Type of ownership
  3. Street address and parcel number of the property
  4. All of the above

                                                                                                                Answer #4

33-1902(A)  The owner of residential rental property must update information with the county assessor within how many days of a change:

  1. 5 days
  2. 10 days
  3. 30 days
  4. 90 days

                                                                                                            Answer #2

33-1903(F)  The temporary receiver may do the following EXCEPT:

  1. Purchase materials that are necessary to make improvements
  2. Hire security to make property safe
  3. Take forcible entry of the property
  4. Collect rents due

                                                                                                            Answer #3

33-1313   If the rental agreement does not fix a definite tern, it will be set week to week in cases of a roomer who pays weekly, and all other cases will be set:

  1. Bi-weekly
  2. Annually
  3. Semi-annually
  4. Month to month

                                                                                                                                                Answer #4

33-1370   How long after the landlord’s declaration of abandonment shall he hold the tenant’s property?

  1. 10 days
  2. 20 days
  3. 30 days
  4. 90 days

                                                                                                                                                Answer #1

33-1370   For a period of 12 month after the sale of personal property, the landlord shall:

  1. Keep adequate records of the outstanding and unpaid rent and the sale of the tenant’s personal property
  2. Call and notify tenant about outstanding unpaid rents
  3. Charge the tenants a fee for additional 12 months
  4. Keep it for personal use

                                                                                                            Answer #1

33-1373   How may a landlord or the tenant terminate a week-to-week tenancy?

  1. Verbally give ten day notice prior to the termination date
  2. Give written notice at least ten days prior to termination date.
  3. Leave without notice
  4. Call the real estate commissioner
                                                                                                            Answer #2

33-1341  To maintain a dwelling unit, tenant shall do all EXCEPT:
  1. Dispose from his dwelling unit all ashes, rubbish, garbage in a safe manner
  2. Keep that part of the premises that he occupies and uses clean and safe.
  3. Comply with same obligations imposed upon landlords by building codes
  4. Keep all plumbing fixtures as clean as their condition permits.

                                                                                                            Answer #3

33-1309(B)  If a landlord is not a resident of this state, he may:

  1. designate (in writing and filed with the Secretary of State) an agent, who is a resident of this state.
  2. Not be required to designate an agent
  3. Ask an onsite property manager to sign leases
  4. Verbally provide permission to a designated broker in this state.

                                                                                                                Answer #1

33-1370  M has been visiting his brother out of state for about 3 ½ weeks and did not notify the landlord of his trip. However, M did notify his neighbors that he was going to be out of town and his rent is current. What action can the landlord take against M?

  1. Padlock the tenant’s door until he comes back.
  2. Have the utilities turned off due to the apartment being abandoned
  3. Start the appropriate “abandonment proceedings pursuant to the Landlord Tenant Act
  4. Nothing. He does not meet the criteria for abandonment.

Answer #4

33-1370  Landlord X has posted notice of abandonment on Tenant W’s door. After 5 days Tenant W has made no attempt to contact Landlord X. The landlord retakes the apartment and the tenant’s personal possessions. What is the next step that the landlord should take?

  1. Sell tenant W’s personal property
  2. Landlord X must notify tenant X at the last known address or alternative address of the tenant’s property
  3. Destroy the property
  4. Donate the property to a local charity

Answer #2

12-1179 (F)  When seeking to stay the execution of the judgment for damages, the amount of the supersedeas bond (writ to delay legal proceedings) shall:

  1. be set by the landlord and paid to the owner
  2. be fixed by the court and payable to the clerk of the superior court
  3. paid to the tenant for any losses
  4. include a one-time handling fee in the amount of ten dollars to be paid by the tenant for service fees.

Answer #2

12-1178 (A)  What does the person designated by the judge need to ensure is contained on the judgment for the plaintiff so that all of his/her restitution fees will be received?

  1. The social security number of the defendant
  2. The tenant’s mother’s maiden name
  3. Name and address of the tenant
  4. The social security number of both the defendant and the plaintiff

Answer #1

12-1179 (A)  An appeal from a justice court to the superior court in which judgment is given is allowed how many days after rendition (rendering)of the judgment?

  1. 5 business days
  2. 10 business days
  3. 10 calendar days
  4. 5 calendar days

Answer #4

33-1341  A landord’s adopted rules are NOT enforceable against a tenant if:
  1. The tenant knows of them at the time he signs the rental agreement
  2. The rules apply to all tenants on the premises
  3. The rules benefit only the landord’s interest
  4. The rules are related to the purpose for which they were adopted

Answer #3

33-1324   The landlord shall do all of the following EXCEPT:

  1. Maintain common areas of the premises
  2. Make arrangements for the disposal of personal rubbish
  3. Supply hot and cold running water
  4. Require tenants to maintain hallways in the building

Answer #4

33-1317(G)  Wwhat is the reasonable occupancy limitation per bedroom in a dwelling unit?

  1. 1 person
  2. 2 persons
  3. 3 persons
  4. 4 personal

Answer 2

33-1314.01 (F)  A landlord who does not use a sub-metering system and allocates charges separately for utilities can use any of the following billing methods EXCEPT:

  1. Per tenant
  2. Per type of unit
  3. By square footage
  4. By # of showers taken by tenant

Answer 4

33-1381  A landlord may not retaliate by either increasing or decreasing services when a tenant has:

  1. Complained to a government agency for health and safety
  2. Been given a fifteen day eviction notice
  3. Become a member of a tenants union or similar organization
  4. Complained to a governmental agency for wage price stabilization act

                                                                                                                                                Answer #2

33-1373   The landlord may terminate a week to week tenancy by written notice, which must be given how many days prior to the termination date specified in the notice:

  1. 5 days
  2. 10 days
  3. 15 days
  4. 30 days

                                                                                                                                                Answer #2

33-1903  A court appointed receiver may do any of the following EXCEPT:

  1. Enter into new leases
  2. Hire security
  3. Sell the property
  4. Modify existing leases

                                                                                                                                                Answer #3

33-1901  Which of the following would NOT define a slum property?

  1. Structurally unsound exterior surfaces
  2. Out of date leases
  3. Hazardous electrical systems
  4. Lack of rapid egress

                                                                                                                                                Answer #2

33-1308  Which of the following is NOT exclusions from application of chapter

  1. Transient occupancy in a hotel, motel or recreational lodging
  2. Occupancy by an employee of a landlord, whose right to occupancy is conditional upon employment
  3. Occupancy by an owner of a condominium until or a holder of a proprietary lease in a cooperative
  4. Permanent residency at a resort facility with the intent of not fulfilling the contract

                                                                                                                                                Answer #4


33-1310 “Delivery of possession” means:

  1. paying all monies to landlord in a timely manner
  2. returning unit keys and vacating the premises
  3. taking possession of property within stipulated time frame
  4. having the Maytag man bring the refrigerator to the property

                                                                                                                                                Answer #2

33-1310 Money or property given to assure payment or performance under a rental agreement is:

  1. term of lease
  2. rent
  3. security
  4. action

  Answer #3