Your law firm has not practiced law related to landlords and tenants in the past, but they are considering expanding their law practice. They have asked you to prepare a memorandum explaining: types of tenancies, tenant duties, landlord duties, and assignments and subleases. Primarily, they are concerned with issues that will lead to litigation. In your memorandum, fully describe each category and one litigation issue for each category that will likely be handled by the firm.

Your litigation issue must be presented as a fact pattern, with facts, an issue, and likely resolution. To do so, imagine you are a tenant, or a landlord and a new situation has occurred that may cause you to violate your duties. Describe the situation, the duty associated with it, and the best resolution.

Be sure to evaluate each option to demonstrate your knowledge of landlord-tenant law. Follow the format below for your memorandum:

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

To: Attorney ________

From: Paralegal __________

Re: Law Firm Expansion

STATEMENT OF THE ASSIGNMENT

You have asked me to prepare a memorandum (1) outlining the following subjects: types of tenancies, tenant duties, landlord duties, and assignments and subleases and (2) discussing the primary litigation issues the law firm will address.

1. Descriptions:

1. types of tenancies
2. tenant duties
3. landlord duties
4. assignments and subleases

2. Primary litigation issue related to each (include: situation, duty, resolution):

1. types of tenancies (choose only one type of tenancy to discuss)
2. tenant duties
3. landlord duties
4. assignments and subleases