Business Law- Contracts and Landlords

BUS 206 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric Overview: Business law impacts our everyday lives, both personally and professionally. Businesses enter contracts, manufacture goods, s ell services and products, and engage in employment and labor practices —activities that must all adhere to certain laws and regulat ions. Recognizing and evaluating legal issues is a fundamental skill that will help you navigate commercial relationships and avoid potential problems in the business worl d. Prompt: Imagine yourself as a paralegal working in a law office that has been ta sked with reviewing three current cases. You will review the case studies and compose a short report for each, applying your legal knowledge and understanding of the types of business organizations. In e ach of the three reports, you will focus on areas of law covered in this course. Case Study Two concentrates on contracts and landlord -tenant law. Case Study Two : Sam Stevens lives in an apartment building where he has been working on his new invention, a machine that plays the sound of a barking dog to sca re off potential intruders. A national chain store that sells safety products want s to sell Sam ’s product exclusively. Although Sam and the chain store never signed a contract, Sam verbally told a store manager several months ago that he would ship 1,000 units. Sam comes home from work one day and finds two letters in his mailbox. One is an eviction notice from his landlord, Quinn, telling him he ha s to be out of the apartment in 30 days because his barking device has been bothering the other tenants. It also state s that Sam was not allowed to conduct a business from his apartment. Sam is angry because he specifically told Quinn that he was working on a ne w invention, and Quinn had wished him luck. The second letter is from the chain store, demanding that Sam deliver the promised 1,000 units immediately. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: A. Analyze the elements of this case to determine whether a valid contract exists between Sam and the ch ain store. Support your response by identifying the elements of a valid contract in your analysis. B. Assume there is not a valid contract between Sam and the chain store. Analyze the elements of a quasi -contract and a promissory estoppel to determine whethe r the chain store would prevail on a claim of either. Why or why not? Include support for your analysis. C. Identify the rights and obligations of both the l andlord and t enant under a standard residential lease agreement. D. Based upon those rights and obligat ions, does Sam ’s l andlord have grounds to evict ? Why or why not? E. Further, what defenses might Sam raise to an eviction action? Support your response. Guidelines for Submission: Your submission should be a one - to two -page Word document with double spaci ng, 12 -point Times New Roman font, and one -inch margins. Citations should be formatted according to APA style . Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more in formation, review these instructions . Rubric Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value Case Study Two:

Valid Contract Meets “Proficient” criteria, and analysis is well qualified with concrete examples and is well supported and plausible Analyzes the elements of the case to determine whether a valid contract exists between Sam and the chain store and supports response by identifying the elements of a valid contract Analyzes the elements of the case to de termine whether a valid contract exists between Sam and the chain store, but analysis is incorrect or does not support response by identifying the elements of a valid contract Does not analyze the elements of the case to determine whether a valid contract exists between Sam and the chain store 18 Case Study Two:

Quasi -Contract Meets “Proficient” criteria and cites scholarly research to substantiate claims Analyzes the elements of a quasi - contract and a promissory estoppel to determine whether the chain store would prevail on a claim of either, logically explains why or why not, and includes support for analysis Analyzes the elements of a quasi - contract and a promissory estoppel to determine whether the chain store would prevail on a claim of either and e xplains why or why not, but the explanation is cursory and/or illogical or does not include support for analysis Does not analyze the elements of a quasi -contract and a promissory estoppel to determine whether the chain store would prevail on a claim of ei ther 18 Case Study Two: Rights and Obligations Meets “Proficient” criteria and is accurate in effectively discussing nuanced rights and obligations in the relationship between the landlord and t enant Correctly determines the rights and obligations of both the landlord and tenant under a standard residential lease agreement Determines the rights and obligations of the landlord or the tenant under a standard residential lease agreement (but not both ) or is incorrect in which rights and obligations apply Does not determine the rights and obligations of both the landlord and tenant under a standard residential lease agreement 18 Case Study Two:

Grounds to Evict Meets “Proficient” criteria and provides a thorough, step -by-step analysis with specific supporting evidence applied to each element of the relevant legal test Correctly determines whether Sam’s landlord has grounds to evict based upon the previously stated rights and obligations Determines whether Sam’s landlord has grounds to evict but does not base determination on the previously stated rights and obligations or is incorrect in determination Does not determine whether Sam’s landlord has grounds to evict 18 Case Study Two: Defenses Meets “Proficient” criteria and cites scholarly research to substantiate determination Accurately determines what defenses Sam might raise to an eviction action and effectively supports the response Determines what defenses Sam might raise to an eviction a ction but is not accurate in determination or support is ineffective Does not determine what defenses Sam might raise to an eviction action 18 Articulation of Response Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy to read format Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organiza tion that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas 10 Earned Total 100%