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Landlord IQ test

Please answer the following questions and click Submit. A representative from our office will contact you with your results. Its free of charge, and you may learn something! (Items in Boldface are your answer choices.)

1. How many days does a tenant have to pay the rent?

1 day
5 days
9 days
Whatever is written in the lease

2. Your tenant has pets that you have not approved. There is nothing you can do about it.

True
False

3. Your tenant moved out and did not tell you where she was going. You can keep her security deposit.

True
False

4. Your tenant owes you two months rent. Evicting him will be easier because the rent is more than one month overdue.

True
False

5. Your tenant has to pay your attorney’s fees and costs for an eviction:

Always
Sometimes
Never
If you Win

6. The only time you can evict someone is when they do not pay the rent.

True
False

7. When someone does not pay the rent, the landlord can change the locks until the tenant pays up.

True
False

8. The tenant left and the lease expires in 4 months. You can:

Leave the unit empty and collect
      rent from the missing tenant
Rent the unit to someone else and also
      collect rent from the missing tenant
Rent the unit to someone else, but
      only for the remaining term of the
      missing tenant’s lease
Call a landlord attorney and discuss
      your options

9. You are required to provide your tenant the following:

Telephone
Cable
Water
All of the above

10. A landlord is required to give the tenant a receipt for the rent payment if the tenant pays with cash.

True
False

11. A tenant who damages the unit must pay for the damage.

True
False

12. A landlord should always obtain the security deposit and the first month’s rent prior to giving the tenant keys to the unit.

True
False

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