1. Lanny orally agrees to rent his house to Tenny forfifteen months, at a monthly rent of $1,000. Tenny moves in andpays the first month’s rent. Lanny now wants to cancel the lease.May he? Why?
2. Suppose in Exercise 1 that Tenny had an option tocancel after one year. Could Lanny cancel before the end of theyear? Why?
3. Suppose in Exercise 1 that Lanny himself is a tenantand has leased the house for six months. He subleases the house toTenny for one year. The day before Tenny is to move into the house,he learns of Lanny’s six-month lease and attempts to terminate hisoneyear lease. May he? Why?
4. Suppose in Exercise 3 that Tenny learned of Lanny’slease the day after he moved into the house. May he terminate?Why?
5. Simon owns a four-story building and rents the topfloor to a college student. Simon is in the habit of burning refusein the backyard, and the smoke from the refuse is so noxious thatit causes the student’s eyes to water and his throat to become raw.Has Simon breached a duty to the student? Explain.
7. Assume in Exercise 5 that Simon was in breach. Couldthe student move out of the apartment and terminate the lease? Whateffect would this have on the student’s duty to pay rent?Explain.