How to Read a Lease Agreement With AI Quiz

Answers and explanations appear as you take the quiz.

1. Your lease with two roommates includes joint and several liability. What does that mean for you?
   • Each roommate pays only their own share, nothing more
   • Each tenant can be held responsible for the full rent
   • The landlord must split repairs among tenants equally
   • Only the tenant who signed first is liable
2. A lease says you owe rent until the unit is re-rented. What does the 'duty to mitigate' question ask?
   • Whether you must repaint before moving out
   • Whether the deposit must be kept in a separate account
   • Whether AI can legally review the lease
   • Whether the landlord must try to re-rent the unit, which depends on state law
3. Why is the belief 'if it's written in the lease, it's enforceable' wrong?
   • State and local law set rules, such as deposit limits and habitability, that a lease cannot override
   • Leases are never legally binding
   • Only verbal agreements are enforceable
   • AI summaries replace the lease in court
4. According to the guide, what is true of the implied warranty of habitability in most US states?
   • It applies only to commercial leases
   • It can be waived with a signed addendum
   • A lease cannot waive it
   • It is required only in the first month of a lease
5. A lease defines all fees as 'additional rent.' Why does the guide say this definition matters?
   • It means fees are optional
   • Unpaid fees may be treated like unpaid rent
   • It lowers the security deposit
   • It cancels the late fee clause
6. What prompting approach does the guide recommend for reviewing a lease with AI?
   • Ask 'is this lease fair?' and accept the answer
   • Ask the AI to rewrite the lease in your favor
   • Only ask about the rent amount
   • Use a fixed checklist and require each flagged clause quoted with its section number
7. Where does the guide send you for legal questions about a lease?
   • Legal aid, tenant unions, housing agencies and HUD-approved housing counselors
   • The landlord's leasing office only
   • Another AI chatbot for a second opinion
   • Online forums with no local focus
8. The guide suggests asking AI to compare the lease against which of the following?
   • Leases from other cities
   • The landlord's online reviews
   • Anything the landlord promised verbally
   • The previous tenant's rent