1.What is an "easement"?

A.The exclusive right to buy someone's land if they want to sell it.

B.The right to enter someone's land, and take something from it, like minerals.

C.The temporary right to be on someone's land.

D.The permanent right to cross over or be on someone's land for a particular purpose.

2.Serena has a large garden on her property in Seattle, but she wants to make it bigger.She enlarges her garden to go over onto her next-door-neighbor Nel's land by about ten feet, and she puts up a wooden fence to keep anyone else from using the garden area.No one objects, so Serena continues to use the enlargened garden area as her own for the next 21 years!Finally, her next-door-neighbor Nel dies, and Nel's estate sells the property to a new owner.The new owner has a survey done, and finds out that Serena's fence is on Nel's former property.Serena refuses to take the fence down, and the new owner takes Serena to court.Who wins?

A. The new owner will win - Nel never gave Serena this land, so it should belong to the new owner!

B.Serena will win - she now owns the land by "eminent domain."

C.Serena will win - she now owns the land by "adverse possession."

D.Serena will win - she now owns the land by "specific performance."

3. Leilani signs a lease to take possession of a house near Greenlake, beginning April 1, 2020, and ending December 31, 2021.She will pay rent of $2,000 per month on the first day of each month. This is an example of:

A.a periodic tenancy

B.a tenancy for years

C.a tenancy at will

4.Jun rents an apartment in the University District in Seattle.He invites a few friends over for dinner on the weekend.While preparing the food, he spills some water on the kitchen floor, and forgets to clean it up.One of his guests (Zhang) walks into the kitchen, slips on the water, and falls and breaks his leg.Who is legally responsible for the medical expenses, and lost wages for Zhang?

A.The Landlord

B.Jun, the Tenant

C.Zhang

5.Maha has a lease to rent an apartment until December 31, 2020, at $1,500 per month.The owner of the apartment building has just sold the building to Jean-Louis.Jean-Louis sent Maha a notice, telling Maha that he is raising her rent to $1,600 per month, immediately.

A.The new owner has the right to increase rents - he is not bound by the previous owner's agreements.

B.Maha can enforce her lease against Jean-Louis, just as she could against the previous owner.