The assignment is to answer two separate questions. Please answer them separately.
1. A man entered into a lease for an apartment with a landlord. The lease stated that the term was month-to-month. After one month, the man while taking a shower, noticed the drywall crumbling. Under the drywall was a buildup of harmful mold. Rather than informing the landlord, the man simply sealed off the bathroom area. He continued to reside in the apartment two months without paying rent. When pressed for the rent, the man said that he was withholding the rent because the apartment was uninhabitable. Further, the man went to the city health and licensing department and complained about hazardous mold condition which constituted a code violations that the landlord failed to correct. After an inspection, the agency cited the landlord for the presence of mold, and ordered him to clear up the violation. After the inspection, the landlord brought an eviction action against the man and obtained a judgment against him for eviction.
Will the eviction order hold up under the stated facts?
Was the man right to withhold the rent?
What arguments, if any, may the landlord raise to avoid paying the code violations?
Under the circumstances, what is the most likely ruling of the court?
What ethical issues are raised in this case?
2. Contracts are essential to the function of any business organization. Without clear and enforceable contractual rights and obligations commerce would fail to function efficiently. There are many laws and governing bodies that are involved with creating and enforcing contracts, and many different sets of criteria that need to be met in order to deem a contract legal.
Describe a contract that you signed in the past over which a conflict arose.
What was the basic contract?
What was the principal dispute?
How was it resolved?
(If still in litigation you do not have to share if writing about it in public might prejudice your case.) If you cannot think of a contract, or do not want to share, find one to discuss on the internet and cite your work. It can be a case, from a newspaper, magazine or a law journal.
begin contributing to the discussions no later than midnight of the first Saturday after a lesson opens.
Your original post should be a minimum of 150 words and based on your own unique composition.
Read, evaluate and compose a substantial in-depth response (minimum 150 words) to at least one or more of your peer’s responses in the discussion area. See discussion rubric for grading details.
Include examples in your discussion.
Adhere to APA standards and use APA guidelines to cite references.
Correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation are expected.
Do not copy and paste someone else’s work.
