The government class book / Designed for the instruction of youth in the principles of constitutional government and the rights and duties of citizens.

by Andrew W. Young

[§7.] Does the destruction of rented premises release the tenant from payment of rent? In what case would he not be liable?

[§8.] Can a tenant charge his landlord for repairs? What may he do when the premises have become unsafe or useless?

[§9.] Where and when must payment of rent be made or tendered?

[§10.] What is an estate at will? Are such estates common? In what case are they held to be tenancies from year to year? What if a tenant for years hold over after his lease?

[§11.] What turns leases from uncertain terms into leases from year to year? Who is strictly a tenant at will? Can he be dispossessed without previous notice to quit?

[§12.] What is an estate at sufferance? What are the rights of a landlord and a tenant by sufferance, respectively?

[Chapter LIV.]

[§1.] Define contract. What is an executory contract? An express contract? An implied contract?

[§2.] What is a specialty? A simple or parol contract? Define parol. What effect has parol evidence upon written contracts?

[§3.] Who are deemed incapable of contracting? How are contracts made by such persons voided? How enforced? What is the general rule?