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A landlord was the owner of a large, high-rise apartment building in a Midwestern city. On June 1, 2007, two tenants took possession of a three- bedroom apartment in the landlord's building under a three-year lease at a rental of $1,200 per month. Their lease (as all other leases given by the landlord) contained the following provisions:"The term of this lease shall be three years from the date hereof as long as all the agreements herein shall be faithfully performed. "The two tenants lived in the apartment for two years. On June 10, 2009, however, a fire destroyed the apartment building. As a result, all the apartments in the building were rendered uninhabitable. After the two tenants were dispossessed from their apartment, the landlord brought suit against them to recover the rent due for the balance of the lease. The two tenants claim that they are no longer liable for rent or any other obligations under the lease. The landlord €” tenants leasehold contract contained no provision regarding liability for fire. If the decision is in favor of the two tenants, it will most likely be because

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law

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  1. the two tenants did not cause the fire.
  2. the two tenants had already paid rent for two years.
  3. the two tenants were unable to live in the apartment due to the fire.
  4. the landlord did not contract to convey the property to the two tenants.
  5. the landlord failed to maintain the property resulting in the fire.
  6. the jurisdiction has rejected the common law view on the tenant's duty to pay rent.
  7. the lease was not fully completed due to the fire.
  8. there was nothing in the lease regarding liability for fire.
  9. the landlord did not provide fire insurance for the building.
  10. the two tenants did not own an interest in the property.

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1536
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