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The New Lawyer Q&A

May 18, 2012

Sample Question 6



What Defenses May Donna Reasonably Raise and How Are They Likely to Fare?


Donna has several defenses to raise but her best defenses are that Perry breached the implied warranty of habitability and that she was constructively evicted. Each defense will be discussed in turn.


Donna may initially attempt to assert the Statute of Frauds as a defense to the lease agreement. That argument, however, will ultimately fail.

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