the Landlord

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Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 220	Assignment 2: Landlord-Tenant Law
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 60% F	Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Explore the legal rights and responsibilities of the tenant and the landlord. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletelyexplored the legal rights and responsibilities of the tenant and the landlord.	Insufficiently explored the legal rights and responsibilities of the tenant and the landlord.	Partially explored the legal rights and responsibilities of the tenant and the landlord.	Satisfactorily explored the legal rights and responsibilities of the tenant and the landlord.	Thoroughly explored the legal rights and responsibilities of the tenant and the landlord.
2. Decide whether or not the landlord and / or the tenant had a legal duty to mitigate damages. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletelydecided whether or not the landlord and / or the tenant had a legal duty to mitigate damages.	Insufficientlydecided whether or not the landlord and / or the tenant had a legal duty to mitigate damages.	Partially decided whether or not the landlord and / or the tenant had a legal duty to mitigate damages.	Satisfactorilydecided whether or not the landlord and / or the tenant had a legal duty to mitigate damages.	Thoroughlydecided whether or not the landlord and / or the tenant had a legal duty to mitigate damages.
3. Determine whether or not Larry has legal grounds to evict Roger. Explain why or why not. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely determined whether or not Larry has legal grounds to evict Roger. Did not submit or incompletely explained why or why not.	Insufficiently determined whether or not Larry has legal grounds to evict Roger. Insufficiently explained why or why not.	Partially determined whether or not Larry has legal grounds to evict Roger. Partially explained why or why not.	Satisfactorily determined whether or not Larry has legal grounds to evict Roger. Satisfactorily explained why or why not.	Thoroughly determined whether or not Larry has legal grounds to evict Roger. Thoroughly explained why or why not.
4. Describe whether or not Roger has a legal obligation to pay for the damage he caused and determine whether or not Larry would be liable for any direct damage. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely described whether or not Roger has a legal obligation to pay for the damage he caused and did not submit or incompletely determined whether or not Larry would be liable for any direct damage.	Insufficiently described whether or not Roger has a legal obligation to pay for the damage he caused and insufficiently determined whether or not Larry would be liable for any direct damage.	Partially described whether or not Roger has a legal obligation to pay for the damage he caused and partially determined whether or not Larry would be liable for any direct damage.	Satisfactorily described whether or not Roger has a legal obligation to pay for the damage he caused and satisfactorily determined whether or not Larry would be liable for any direct damage.	Thoroughly described whether or not Roger has a legal obligation to pay for the damage he caused and thoroughly determined whether or not Larry would be liable for any direct damage.
5. Support each response with facts presented in the scenario. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletelysupported each response with facts presented in the scenario.	Insufficiently supported each response with facts presented in the scenario.	Partially supported each response with facts presented in the scenario.	Satisfactorily supported each response with facts presented in the scenario.	Thoroughly supported each response with facts presented in the scenario.
6. Use proper legal terminology throughout your responses. Weight: 5%	Did not submit or incompletely used proper legal terminology throughout your responses.	Insufficientlyused proper legal terminology throughout your responses.	Partially used proper legal terminology throughout your responses.	Satisfactorilyused proper legal terminology throughout your responses.	Thoroughlyused proper legal terminology throughout your responses.
7. 3 references Weight: 5%	No reference provided; or, does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices.	Does not meet the required number of references; most references poor quality choices.	Meets the required number of references; most references poor quality choices.	Meets number of required references; most references high quality choices.	Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.
8. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 15%	More than 8 errors present	7-8 errors present	5-6 errors present	3-4 errors present	0-2 errors present