1. A) Curran is moving into an apartment that he'll be renting for $600 a month. His landlord, a very pleasant woman, tells him not to worry about the inspection report, she'll look after everything. She does, though, insist on a $700 damage deposit ("Merely a formality," she says). As a Legal Studies student, what advice would you give to Curran?

B) Art and Jason, an openly gay couple, try to rent an apartment. The landlord tells them that he doesn't rent to "gays (expletive)" and slams the door in their faces. Is this legal? Explain your answer.

2. Is Mrs. Lupino acting within her rights? Explain your answer.

Mrs. Lupino buys a small house near a community college and rents it out on a monthly basis to Kofi, a student. A year later, Mrs. Lupino's daughter, Melanie, enrolls in the same college and wants to live in the house; but Kofi, who still has a year to go in his program, doesn't want to move. Mrs. Lupino insists that he leave and gives him three months' notice.