the Landlord
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 |
