This assignment is designed to guide the students in evaluating their ability to apply the information they have learned about Contract Law to actual contracts. Contract A is a Landlord/Tenant lease agreement which is a contract. In Contract B, there could be a Tort issue as well as a Contract issue. The correct legal concept must be chosen when analyzing Part A and Part B. Please note that they have two different due dates.
You will be given two contracts and different prompts for each contract. You will answer each prompt as it is due. There will be no formal paper produced but there will be a short essay required for each of Part A and Part B. The prompts will be posted in Canvas two weeks before each assignment is due. The Contracts will be in Canvas from the beginning of class.
You can approach these contracts as you would any problem you encounter in your life by setting up the framework you need to help solve the problem. What do the parties want (call it a remedy)? What are the facts that each believes supports their “remedy”? What does the contract say about their remedy? What does the law say about that? Now, can you come to a conclusion supported by the contract language and the law? If yes, then write it out. You must support your conclusion with at least one text reference per contract.
Why are text references important? Contract language does not exist in a vacuum. It is written based on the law. It is critical, therefore, to cite to the text and the contract to support your analysis.
There is no required format for this assignment as long as it is in Word. Spelling and grammar are part of each grade.There are two questions for this Contract A. I am looking for the ability to read and comprehend the contract so the appropriate contract clause can be applied to the questions connected with each contract. In order to answer the contract fact scenario, you will also need to be able to identify the legal concept that is applicable to the situation described. This is an analysis so please treat it as such. Your personal opinion is not appropriate.
There are correct answers for each question. If a student discusses a different legal theory for answering the questions, partial points will be given. In cases of complete or partial answers, text references are mandatory to support the remedy proposed by the student. A text reference that has no bearing on the remedy or legal arguments will be counted as “no text”. For example, if any contract has an issue of risk of loss, referencing the text on contract formation will not meet the requirement. The sections of the text that you have read contain all the information you need for this analysis.
Please remember to reference the applicable parts of the contract that you are using to answer each question.
A student will be given 3 points for the text reference, 3 points for the contract reference, with 11 points for the analysis itself.
The remaining 3 points will be given as a spelling/grammar score. Following is the prompt.
The following question is based on the Residential House Lease found in the Contracts Module. Please reference the Lease by clause number as you answer the questions.
Essay (2 complete paragraphs with text references to support your answers)
Alecia, the landlord, refuses to fix a small leak in the roof that was there prior to the current tenant. Joe, the current tenant, has just discovered the leak after a heavy rain. The consequence is that black mold has been forming in the attic for quite some time. Joe still has significant time remaining on his lease. Joe has notified Alecia in writing by email of the mold and leak issue but has received no response. He is concerned about the premises becoming unsafe to live in. It has been 14 days since he emailed her his notification.
What are all of Joe’s options if Alecia declines to do the repairs?
Please discuss all remedies Joe may seek. Please remember to reference the lease and text to support your analysis.
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