1, Donny Delt and Sammy Sigma are students and roommates. They lease a house in a neighborhood near campus. Few students live on the block.

The students do not have large parties, but they often have friends over at night. The friends sometimes play loud music in their cars, and they sometimes talk loudly when going to and from their cars. Also, beer cans and fast-food wrappers are often left in the street by departing late-night guests.

Neighbors complain about being awakened in the wee hours of the morning. They are considering filing a nuisance lawsuit against Donny and Sammy. Would such an action be reasonable? Do you think Donny and Sammy are creating a nuisance? If so, why? If not, where is the linewhat amount of late-night noise does amount to a nuisance?

2, The Estates is a suburb outside of Los Angeles. Local zoning ordinances require that lots be at least 1 acre in size. Al owns a 1-acre lot in The Estates which has never been developed. He needs cash and wants to sell the property. Al finds a potential buyer who offers him $100,000 for the acre. But he also finds a pair of interested buyers who each offer him $75,000 for half of his acre. Al is furious that he cannot divide his acre and sell it to two buyers. I need that extra $50,000, he rants. Its my land, and I should be able to do what I want with it! Do you sympathize with Al, or do you think the zoning restriction is reasonable?

3, Imagine that you sign a lease and that you are to move into your new apartment on August 15. When you arrive, the previous tenant has not moved out. In fact, he has no intention of moving out. Should the landlord be in charge of getting rid of the old tenant, or should you have the obligation to evict him?