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Friday, Mach 22, 1C35 Daily f3br A 1 A Zatus clarified Quiz answc By Slitsllcy Stall DearF. About cne third of the students v.r.o brir.g leei prd.Icrr.3 to Stueient Lcci Services ire experiencing scrr.e kind cf trouble with their lrr.dlerd. The following fuiz tcs3 readers' knowledge cn seme points cflaw in tha landlordtenant area as well as sc:?e things you should knew when purchas ing a house. Student Legal Sendees provides informational pamphlets in the area cf housing lv.y as v;ell 3 copies of the Nebraska LandlordTen ant Act. For help with specific legal problems, contact Student Legal Ser vices or a private attorney. Ask Your Attorney Kouckrj Law Qzfa 1. If a tenant pays rent on tha first day of tvery month, and has a month-tc-month lease, when must the tenant give notice to the landlord that he or she Intends to move out on June 1? a. On cr before May 1 b. At least two weeks before Juno 1 c. Any time before June 1 d. No notice is necessary ?u If you are renting an apartment cn a mcnth-to-month basis, the landlord can raise the rent as much as he cr she wants provided that the tenants recei ve proper notice. a. True b. False 3. If the monthly rent for an apart ment is $200, and the tenant has a pet, how much of a security deposit may the landlord require the tenant to pay? a. $200 c.1400 b. $250 d. Any amount heshe wishes 4. Which of the following is a land lord required by law to provide? a. Hot and cold running water b. Heat c. Garbage cans d. All of the above e. None of the above 5. If you are renting an apartment, and the air conditioning breaks down, ars tenani you can withhold payment cf your rent until the air conditioning has been repaired, and you are net required to pay rent L: the days durfrg which no six conditioning was supplied. ' . . a. True b.Fa'ss 6. If a tenant fails to pay the rent, the landlord a. I.r.mcaic!y evict the tenant b. Enter the apartment and eer,5s cate the tenant's property until the rent Is paid. c. Tell tho tenant he cr she must vacate the apartment unless the rent is paid within three d:;3 d. All cf tha above 7. 7hcn may a hndkrd 1 a tenant's apartment without the tenant's knowledge? a. To make repairs b. In case of emergency c. To show the apartment to a pros pective tenant d. All of the above e. Never 8, If you sign an "offer to purcha.se" on a homo, and then find another home t Questions rd legally enter you would rather purchase, you have three days In which to charge your mini and cancel the contract, a. True h. False 9. If you sign an "offer to purchase" a home and then are unable to obtain financing, the seller must return your earnest money to you. a. True b. False 10. Unless the contract cf sale speci fies otherwise, an individual selling a home can generally talis with him or her anything which is not permanently affixed to the property. a. True b. False 11. If you hsv a low interest heme mortgage and are selling your heme, you have the right to allow a qualified buyer to assume your mortgage at the low rate. . a. True b. False Answers l.(a) Unless the lease provides otherwise, the tenant must give notice on or before the rental payment date which precedes by at least SO days the date the tenant wishes to move out. If the tenant in tM3 question wanted to move on June 15 rather than June l,but paid rent cn the first cf every month, notice would still have to be given to the landlord on cr before Kay 1 to meet the notice requirement cf the landlord tenant &ct (a) Unless the rental agreement (which can be either verbal or written) provides otherwise, the landlord can raiae the rent with proper notice. This would mean notifying the tenants cf the rant increase on cr before the ren tal payment date preceding the date cn which it is to go into effect. There is no limit on the amount cf rent a landlord can charge. 3.(b) The maximum amount of a security deposit b cne month's rent, plus one quarter of one month's rent as a pet deposit. 4.(d) The landlord must supply hot and cold running watjr, reasonable heat and garbage cans, among other obligations.' 5. (b) The landlord tenant act pro vides specific remedies for tenants when repairs are required. Withholding rent is net a remedy. Since a landlord is not required to supply air conditioning, the absence cf it would not justify a reduction in rent. 6. (c) The landlord must follow spe cific legal guidelines when the tenant fails to pay the rent; he or she cannot evict the tenant without a court order. 7. (b) The landlord must give the tenant 24 hours notice of intent to enter the property, except in an emergency. 3.(b) The right to cancel a contract does not apply to an "offer to pur chase" on a home. 9. (b) Unless the contract provides otherwise, which many do, you would still be bound by the contract even if financing could not be obtained. 10. (a) Th contract cf sale should rpeil out exactly what is and is not included in the purchase price. 11. (b) Tha lender can prevent the buyer from assuming the mortgage through a "due on sale" clause, which is contained in most mortgages. The Housing Law Quiz is a section of the Nebraska Law Quiz 19S4, pre pared by th e Nebraska State Bar Asso ciation and reprinted here with its permission. - , Police Report reck nsar Andrews Hall. 12:54 p.m. Bicycle reported stolen from 5:31 p.m. Money reported stolen from 1345 ft St. Seileck Quadrangle. 1:33 p.m. Kit and-run accident reported f 7:12 p.m. Hubcaps reported stolen from a on City Campus. f vehicle in Parking Area 1 near I9th and Vine 2:23 p.m. Gym bag reported stolen from" streets. Mabel Lea Hal!. B:M p.m. Three related reports belated 2:Ep.m. Fire alarm malfunction reported'- report of check, money card and personal items at Smith Kail. ' The following incidents were reported to UN 8tojeil from Abel Kail; check forgery reported at g;28 p-a. Disturbance reported at Abel f police between 10:52 a.m. Monday and 8:34 p.m. Park Plaza. 68th and O streets; and $40 Hall. Wednesday. reported stolen from National Bank of Com- Wednesday merce, 13th and O streets. 1:40 p.m. Burglary reported at 601 N. 16th Mondsy &3S p.m. -Personal items reported stolen St 10:52 turn. Fire reported on a post beside from Abel Kail. 1:43 p.ra. Bicycle reported stolen front - the driveway near the College of Business 10:31 p.m. fire alarm malfunction Abel Hall. tf Administration. reported at Schramm Hail. 1:43 p.m. Tape player reported stolen 12:03 p.ra. Sweatsuit reported stolen Hh35 pja. Assault and trespass reported feom Abel Kail. from a locker In the Qoliseum. at Whittier Junior High School building. 3:40 p.m. Money reported stolen from 12:14 pjou Vehicle reported stolen fawn Tttes&ajr .. . SandosHali. Parking Area 15"on Q Street between 12th and 8:43 aura. Eicycle reported stolen from 4:02 p.m. Camera equipment reported 13th streets. Vehicle had been towed fcom the Harper Schrsism Smith residence hail courtyard, stolen from Mabel Lee HalL private lot and later was recovered. 10:43 jeu Billfold reported stolen from 4:35 p.ia, Hubcaps reported stolen from 1:53 pjn. Parking permit reported stolen the Coliseum. , the parking lot of Burr Hall on East Campus, in Lincoln. 11:43 a.m. Burglary reported at Seileck 8:34 p.m. Medical emergency reported at 8:20 pja. Bicycle reported stolen tarn a : Quadrangle. Andrews Kali. :. It,,, vj k-. -4 Q n p y n y o D D H u n 0 J. i ! y n i j . ti l A vLL-' A 1 - 1 V : WTfl! IP? N 1 L-WL- Becoma- a rss'jJsr plssma donor end esrn $20 per viczk plus $10 bdnusssil It's czt, it's rdzxm, r.d it pays! Bring in tills rJ for C5 extra on ycisr first visit. ' ' 0 m n m I"5 it i is n U u Q i i Th' ' mm. f : n irto pacing in ths rear f f! 1 ? 1 1 - ' f j Eccfoii coMo Sir i mmJ -4Jf tL ti. ' i mis i unite Ij3iaiii2 WASHINGTON President Bis-sa Thundry rd;';t mile a frssh call for Congress to epprove tending for tha !.IX r.k:il3, thcrs rs little prefect cf success In tha Geneva tnas ccntrol t?.a v.LHout it. Addressing his eppssl to ths Dcn5ccrjt-C3r.trc'J-?si Kci:c whera the epnropriatlons comsilttca ha voted t-dt th .iO-wsrhcJ ntisslle, RsWai said: "Now is the testing time for ths Hop. He said the European allies who had backed dep.nt tf new U.S. Perhing-2 and cruise missiles in Europe were Tvatd !na Congress to see whether the United States had equal couw S3. Eespn said next week's Housa vote cs the LX, which tha Senate approved in two separate votes this week, vc!.3 uctcnr.ir.e whether the United States faced Moscow In Geneva as a united r&Uen or one divided over an essential security prcyaa No tt::X ty a prcrMcnt for a major strategic system deemed vital to national security has ever teen denied by Congress, Reagan said, adding that If the Kcusa reverses this precedent "there Li little prospect of success at Geneva." Israeli troops Iiiil 2 nswomeii SIOON, Lebanon Israeli forces thrust beyond their frcr.tiir.es and smsshed Into Sht'its viliasss south cf Sidon Thurse!:y, killing 2 1 guerrillas and two Lebanese working for CE3 television cfUcis end witnesses said. Lebanese army sources said the Israeli operation tc-a at dr.-.vn when troops In 9 vehicles crossed their frontlincs in south Lebanon and advanced along several roads despite resistance from troops and Moslem militiamen. An army spokesman said they had killed 21 g-icrrilias in "raids" on Shi'ite villages. One Israeli troppsr was wounded, he said. The Israelis stormed Kfar Milki, nine miles southeast of Sidon, shotting and searching houses, some cf the hundreds of villagers who fled to S'don said. In Kfar Milki, witnesses said sr.d Israeli tank shdied a group of Journalists and killed two free-lance Lebanese newsmen woskisg for the CBS television network and wounding several other people. French jour nalist Marine Jacquemin, who w&s at the scene, said the tank fired two shells at the CBS crew from BOO yards. Arms negotiators move into groups GENEVA, Switzerland The United States and the Soviet Union will start separate negotiations on medium-range nuclear missiles, long-range missiles and space-based weapons next Tuesday a U.S. Embassy spokes man said Thursday. The announcement followed a fourth session by tha full negotiating teams of the two superpowers, which began fresh anas control talks on March 12. Western diplomats observing the new talks said they were surprised at the speed with which the superpowers had moved from meetings of the M! delegations to the three working groups, They said the two sides must have resolved or decided to leave until later fundamental differences on the nature of the talks, which officials have aired publicly. Bank reopens with federal coverage CINCINNATI, Ohio One cf 70 Ohio savings banks forced to close last week because of a run on deposits reopened for the first time Thursday and customer activity was reported normal The 69 other Ohio savings banks with privately insured deposits that were ordered closed by the governor last Friday remained closed. But officials said the majority of those banks would probably reopen sooa Century Savings Bank, which reopened, received federal insurance coverage for its deposits after the crisis began with the collspse cf Ohio's biggest privately insured savings bank about 10 days ego. Vice President Bill Connelly said there were no lines of customers waiting to withdraw money as there had been when tne bank closed last week. Authorities ox prison SAO PAULO, Brazil Authorities repined contrd cf Brazil's largest prison Thursday after a night of rioting in which six people were killed and up to 20 injured, police said. Armed police who entered the Sao Paulo housa cf detention Wednesday night to quell the riot had been withdrawn end Srescn worked to put out fires still burning on some cf the prison's seven police said. niMn oirecior lqiz lamargo woifinaa said that a tmmm ortne to discuss hem armed Wolfinan said Jail aathsrft!? wr p.-?.t t,m ransed dunng the 20 hours that the inmates controlled the ri3oa End it was not known whether any prisoners would hzvz to bs mocd to ether jails. The violence erupted last night when inisatas fee 'fesrrdsi nattresses and breaMng up their ceils to protestjsdidid delf-i la crctcr tha cases of prisoners due to be reksssd. m!Pera-nocd8dlistrni!!:sl; Kentuclqr Fried Qiaim atcrts in thsir 1 tsrsits in Pern. . f grid ths TEpasj E:vc!7 fc; tMtf insida tha stores iftcr rcstirg Czzn ctthsr r,!aho2diheirij!l ihers rers r.D b.r.-.J-ts r:;:;tj fi " : ii t' fr-fje4 cj.t!:t2, t!i3 UJ. r 1 , 1 ' ! ants i gutted three i:.i:t American r.trcbe!s threw in lima 3 :'.v:' cn ths : b Ftro, ca targsts ; ' - v rr.i tha