Explain a distress for rent proceeding.

What will be an ideal response?


A distress for rent proceeding is a summary proceeding permitted in some states as a remedy for collecting rent owed. The landlord files suit, posts a bond, and obtains a distress writ ordering the sheriff to levy upon the personal property of the tenant, sell it, and distribute the proceeds to the landlord.

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The concept that denied an injured family member from recovering in tort, so that only the male head of the household could sue, is:

a. lex talionis b. nulle pene sene lege c. pater familias d. dulce decorum est e. e pluribus unum

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An intrafamily tort is a tort committed:

A. against a family member by someone outside the family. B. by a family member against someone outside the family. C. by one family member against another. D. by a member of a family against anyone else.

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A person who is invited onto business premises by the owner for business purposes is called:

a. A licensee b. A business invitee c. A business guest d. All of these choices are correct e. A licensee and a business guest

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Why is an accurate description essential?

What will be an ideal response?

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