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for Seats Remaining in Courses – More Business Associations Seats Being Added– I’ll Be Here Today Until 6pm & Tomorrow from 8am

• Boston

Review Problem 6F(S152)Review Problem 6F(S152)Opinion/DissentOpinion/Dissent

• State Supreme Court in Prior Case:–Where Commercial Lease Required Landlord’s

Consent to Transfer, the Landlord could not withhold consent Unreasonably; –Did not rule on whether T could expressly waive

this reasonableness requirement• Lease Here: “Tenant may not transfer its

interest in this lease without permission of the Landlord, which permission maybe withheld for any reason at all.”

Review Problem 6F(S152)Review Problem 6F(S152)Opinion/DissentOpinion/Dissent

Two Issues:(A)Is Reasonableness Requirement Waivable? (DENALI Today)(B)If Not, Were L’s Reasons for Denying Consent Reasonable (EVERGLADES Tomorrow)

DENALI: Rev.Prob.6F(A): Is Reasonableness Requirement re Consent to Transfer Waivable?

Denali Caribou

EVERGLADES: Rev.Prob.6F(B): Were L’s Reasons for Denying Consent

Reasonable?

EGRET IN MANGROVE SWAMP

EVERGLADES: Rev.Prob.6F(B): Were L’s Reasons for Denying Consent

Reasonable?

• L refuses T attempt to transfer lease rights to PP; “no problem” w financial credentials BUT:1. CEO of PP was “outspoken public advocate” of political

positions L “sharply disagreed with”2. 5 years earlier, had denied same lease to PP

• Task: Should provide substantive arguments for and against each of the two reasons at issue

– Could choose to follow cases we read, (e.g., Funk limiting to economic Qs) but need to defend choice

– Could try to craft new general rules, then follow

EVERGLADES: Rev.Prob.6F(B): Were L’s Reasons for Denying Consent Reasonable: Political Differences

• L refuses T attempt to transfer lease rights to PP; “no problem” w financial credentials BUT:

1. CEO of PP was “outspoken public advocate” of political positions L “sharply disagreed with”

2. 5 years earlier, had denied same lease to PP

EVERGLADES: Rev.Prob.6F(B): Were L’s Reasons for Denying Consent

Reasonable: Prior Rejection

• L refuses T attempt to transfer lease rights to PP; “no problem” w financial credentials BUT:1. CEO of PP was “outspoken public advocate” of

political positions L “sharply disagreed with”

2. 5 years earlier, L had denied same lease to PP

Rev.Prob.6F(B) & Reasonableness: Note on Yeshiva Univ. (Note 3 P706)

• L wanted to exclude Planned Parenthood b/c of religious concerns re providing contraception

• Language from case (“must be relevant to any Landlord”) suggests religious concerns not OK.

• BUT also issue of inconsistent application by L– Birth control courses taught in Hospital run by L– So doesn’t look like bona fide religious concern– Asked if hospital courses were embarassment to L,

official replied, “Well, they're in the Bronx."

GLACIER: Rev.Prob.6G: Evidence of Discrimination

Glacier Mountain Lion

GLACIER: Rev.Prob.6G: Evidence of Discrimination

• Possible Discriminatory Reasons for Rejection– Religion (Not Jewish Enough)– Inter-Racial or Inter-Faith Relationship– Israeli

• Possible Non-Discriminatory Reasons?• Significance of Specific Facts?– Rebecca Regularly wears Star of David– Chris wears an earring in the shape of a cross– Ben says “Black, Red, Green, Whatever. No Problem.”– Rebecca says “Part of the reason I left Israel is so I

don’t have rabbis watching everything I do.”

GLACIER: Rev.Prob.6G: Evidence of Discrimination

• Other Evidence Supporting Discriminatory Reasons?

• Other Evidence Supporting Non-Discriminatory Reasons?

• Stronger Position Overall? Because?

Chapter 7: Easements1. Overview & Terminology2. Interpreting Language

a. Easement v. Feeb. Scope of Express Easements

3. Implied Easementsa. By Estoppelb. By Prescriptionc. By Implication and/or Necessity

Chapter 7: EasementsOverview & Terminology

•Easement = Right to Use Land Owned by Someone Else for Specific Purpose (e.g., Right of Way)•Basic Background Info in Readings•Key Vocabulary:– Express v. Implied Easements– Positive v. Negative Easements – Appurtenant v. In Gross– Dominant Tenement (Holding) v. Servient Tenement