Exercise 18. Where do these ideas appear in the text? Write the number of the section or sub-section in which they can be found.

Example: The landlord is not permitted to go into the flat unless the tenant agrees. 6

1. The tenant is not allowed to disturb other tenants in the building.

2. The landlord agrees that he will not stop providing the use of utilities such as gas or electricity.

3. The landlord is obliged to take advantage of any reasonable opportunity to reduce loss or damage if the tenant leaves unexpectedly.

4. The landlord is required to keep the flat in suitable condition.

5. The tenant agrees to repair anything broken by a person he has invited into the flat.

6. The landlord promises that he will not have the lock of the front entrance changed without the agreement of the tenant.

7. The tenant is permitted to rent the flat to someone else if the landlord gives him permission to do so.

8. The landlord can enter the flat if the tenant is moving out, and the landlord needs to show a new tenant around.

Exercise 19. Match these words and expressions (1–11) with their definitions (a–k).

1. statutory	a) agreement of both parties
2. premises	b) what has been stated before
3. habitation	c) when a tenant leases a leased property to a third party
4. the foregoing	d) giving one's permission to something
5. wilful or negligent act	e) something done knowingly or carelessly
6. sub-letting	f) minimising any loss due to breach
7. grant of consent	g) a piece of land, a building, or part of a building
8. abandonment	h) created or regulated by statutes
9. mitigate damages	i) the act of living in or occupying a place
10. mutual consent	j) in a manner based on chance rather than being planned or based on reason
11. arbitrarily	k) leaving and no longer using a property

Exercise 20. Match these verbs (1–4) with their synonyms (a–d).

1. abandon	a) cause something to end or stop
2. terminate	b) give or allow something
3. comply with	c) leave a place, person, or thing
4. grant	d) act in accordance with an order, set of rules or request

Now match the same verbs (1–4) with the nouns in the box they collocate with in the text.

consent; law; premises; tenancy

READING 4: CASE REVIEW

Legal publications which present the outcome of disputes involving commercial property leases are of interest to lawyers, landlords and tenants alike. The decisions in such cases indicate how courts in a jurisdiction tend to rule in real property cases, and are therefore useful for parties when preparing a court case. The following account of a case was published in a law firm newsletter.

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