Landlord-tenant problems often ask who owes what after possession or lease rights change. Identify the leasehold estate, the transfer, and the relationship among landlord, tenant, assignee, and subtenant before applying duties.
Practice in Testify →Identify the original lease and any later transfer. Decide whether the transfer is an assignment or sublease, then determine which parties are connected by privity of estate or contract. Separately analyze property-condition duties and any facts suggesting eviction, habitability, or surrender.
Students often label a transfer based on what the parties call it instead of what interest was actually transferred. Another trap is assuming a subtenant has the same direct relationship with the original landlord as an assignee.
Draw landlord at the top, then tenant, assignee, or subtenant below. Add arrows for contract and estate relationships. The diagram quickly exposes who may enforce which covenant.
In Property courses, lease problems may blend common-law doctrines with modern residential protections. Follow the rule framework assigned in the course when it differs from a general bar-review treatment.
For bar review, mix landlord-tenant questions with servitudes, conveyancing, and fixtures so you practice identifying whether the problem concerns possession, contract obligations, or property interests.