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1. In most states the landlord must wait how many days after the date rent is due before serving a Pay Rent Or Quit notice (assuming no grace period in lease)?
1 day
 3 days
 5 days
 7 days
2. A preliminary notice is always required for which of the following situations?
Trespass Without Color Of Title
 Forcible Entry Contrary To Law
 Condemnation
 Expired Lease
3. When should you use a "self-help" eviction?
When you can't afford an attorney
 When you want to minimize the time to evict
 When you do not want to obtain a court judgment because you know that the tenant is will file bankruptcy anyway
 Never
4. Which cause for eviction usually results in the fastest eviction?
Trespass
 Condemnation
 Non-payment of rent
 Health and Safety
5. The minimum time required for an eviction, in most jurisdictions, from first notice to removal by sheriff or marshal, assuming no complications, is approximately:
1 month
 2 months
 3 months
 4 months
6. In some jurisdictions, an attorney must usually be hired to appear in Court under which of the following circumstances?
The occupant who signed the lease is a minor
 Title to the property is held by the landlord's corporation
 The owner is represented by a state licensed property management firm
 The property is located in other than the owner's state of legal residence
7. Which of the following is usually a legal defense against eviction for cause other than non-payment of rent?
The reason Tenant didn't pay rent was because landlord failed to replace defective kitchen faucet even though provided several written complaints by the tenant
 Tenant lost her job
 Tenant requested a City inspection of his unit a month ago
 It's Christmas season
8. Which of the following actions will not usually delay the eviction process?
Tenant has her car repossessed during the eviction process and does not appear in Court
 Landlord accepts partial payment
 Landlord accepts full payment
 Tenant files appeal to higher court
9. Which of the following is probably not an acceptable cause for eviction
Failure to pay rent
 Failure of the tenant to get rid of a prohibited pet 
 Smoking in the unit when the lease prohibits smoking inside
 Allowing a nephew to move in and share a bedroom with his two other children in a two-bedroom apartment
10. Which of the following courts often hear eviction cases?
Probate Court
 Family Court
 Small Claims Court
 Traffic Court
11. You should usually hire an attorney for a Retaliatory eviction. True or False
True
 False
12. What is a self help eviction?
Representing yourself in court
 Failure to use due process
 Assisting your attorney with the paperwork
 Helping the tenant move out
13. Which of the following causes for eviction usually takes the longest?
Trespass
 Forcible entry
 Expired lease
 Health and safety 
14. Which of the following is most certain after obtaining the judgment based upon the cause of non-payment of rent?
The tenant will be gone
 The landlord will eventually receive the back rent
 The tenant will have 30 days to vacate
 The landlord will be reimbursed for legal costs
15. Which of the following are not usually associated with an eviction?
Complaint
 Summons and Complaint
 Notice to Cure or Quit
 Security Deposit Analysis
16. The main reason why a landlord should evict tenants who are dealing drugs from his property is:
If someone is murdered there, it will make the unit more difficult to rent
 The landlord might lose ownership of the property
 Someone may start a fire while on drugs
 The police might break down the front door in the course of a drug raid
17. Which of the following is a Court order that is always used for an eviction?
Notice to Pay or Quit
 Permanent Injunction
 Writ of Restitution
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18. In the middle of the eviction process the tenant moved almost all of his belongings from the property and you have been unable to contact him during the past 30 days since you knew of the move. In most jurisdictions, you may safely dispose of the several articles that he left behind after the following additional period of time without:
7 days
 Upon obtaining the Writ of Eviction
 30 days
 90 days
19. Which of the following legal terms is that applied to the landlord in an eviction proceeding ?
Defendant
 Agent
 Plaintiff
 Attorney In Fact
20. In all jurisdictions, the Notice To Pay Rent Or Quit may be served in which of the following ways?
Handing it to the tenant
 Regular first class mail
 Certified mail with return receipt
 Taping it the front door of the premises
21. Which of the following is not usually a valid defense against eviction
Retaliatory Eviction
 Breach of Covenant
 Rent Paid Into Escrow Account
 Health and Safety
22. The landlord mails a 3-day notice to a tenant on Monday. On which of the following days does the notice expire and the next step may be started?
Thursday
 Friday
 Saturday
 Sunday
23. Which of the following is not a notice that might be given to initiate an eviction?
Notice Of Deficiency
 Notice To Pay Rent Or Quit
 Notice To Cure Or Quit
 Unconditional Notice To Quit
24. There must be a written lease or rental agreement in order for a landlord to obtain a Court Judgment for unpaid rent covering the period prior to eviction. T or F
True
 False
25. Which of the following is most likely not an acceptable means of serving a summons and complaint on a male tenant?
Posting it on the door of the premises
 Handing it to his wife at her place of employment
 Handing it to a friend of the tenant who is on the premises
 Mailing it to the premises
26. Constructive service of the summons and complaint does not include which of the following methods in most jurisdictions?
Posting it on the door of the premises
 Mailing it to the leased premises address
 Handing it to the tenant
 Publishing it in a local newspaper
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