Free IL-RLA Practice Questions

Question 1

An Illinois apartment rents for $1,800 per month. A housing voucher will pay $1,200, leaving the applicant responsible for $600. The landlord's written policy requires verifiable monthly income equal to 2.5 times the applicant's rent obligation. The applicant has $1,600 in lawful monthly income. How should the policy be applied?

Accepted Answer

Use a $1,500 threshold based on the $600 tenant share; the applicant meets the criterion

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Deny the application because the applicant's income is less than the full monthly rent

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Require $4,500 in monthly income because the multiplier must be applied to the entire $1,800 contract rent

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Approve without any income review because voucher participants may not be screened

Question 2

With 14 months remaining on an apartment lease, the tenant transfers possession to another person for the next 13 months but retains the right to return for the final month. The landlord consents. How is this transfer classified?

Accepted Answer

A sublease, because the tenant retained part of the remaining term

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An assignment, because most of the remaining term was transferred

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A novation, because the landlord consented to the transfer

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A license, because the original tenant may remain contractually liable

Question 3

After an apartment lease is executed, the tenant offers the sponsored residential leasing agent a $300 cash "thank-you" for helping secure the apartment. The payment was not arranged through the brokerage. What may the agent do?

Accepted Answer

Decline it; any compensation must be handled through the sponsoring broker

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Accept it as a personal gift because the lease has already been signed

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Accept it after disclosing the payment in writing and reporting it on the agent's personal income-tax return

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Accept it if the tenant signs a statement that it is voluntary and unrelated to future services

Question 4

Parking at a residential complex is unassigned. An applicant who uses a wheelchair asks to have an available space next to the accessible entrance reserved for the applicant. Both the disability and the need for the space are apparent. What is the appropriate response?

Accepted Answer

Reserve the space as a reasonable accommodation without seeking medical documentation

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Charge the usual reserved-space premium because applying the same fee to every resident is always neutral

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Require the applicant's complete treatment records before changing the parking policy

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Deny the request because equal treatment prohibits making exceptions to an unassigned-parking rule

Question 5

A landlord conditionally approves an applicant only if the applicant pays a higher security deposit because a tenant-screening report from a consumer reporting agency (CRA) showed a collection account. What notice is required under the Fair Credit Reporting Act?

Accepted Answer

A notice stating the action, naming the CRA and its contact information, explaining that the CRA neither decided nor can explain the outcome, and giving dispute and 60-day free-copy rights

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A notice disclosing the landlord's scoring formula, the collection's weight, and the CRA's recommendation

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A notice enclosing the entire report and directing the CRA to explain why the landlord imposed the condition

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A notice stating only the added deposit because conditional approval does not count as adverse action

Question 6

A community seeking the federal 55-or-older housing exemption has 50 occupied units. Forty-one occupied units contain at least one person age 55 or older. The community follows published senior-housing policies and last updated reliable age-verification records 18 months ago. What follows?

Accepted Answer

It meets the 55-or-older route: 82% of occupied units qualify, and its policy and verification records satisfy the remaining elements

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It fails because the 55-or-older route requires every occupant in every occupied unit to be at least 55

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It fails because both occupied and vacant units must be included in the percentage calculation

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It qualifies only under the 62-or-older route, which requires every occupant to be at least 62

Question 7

A sponsoring broker assigns four proposed tasks to an Illinois Residential Leasing Agent. Which task falls within the agent's licensed scope?

Accepted Answer

Show an apartment and negotiate its lease terms while acting under the sponsoring broker's supervision

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List a condominium for sale, market it to buyers, and negotiate the purchase contract on the owner's behalf

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Negotiate rental terms for a warehouse that will be used by a commercial tenant

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Open an independent leasing office and maintain a personal escrow account for tenant funds

Question 8

A sponsoring broker holds a security deposit in escrow. After the lease terminates, the landlord and tenant submit conflicting written demands for the same funds. The lease has no unilateral-release provision, and no court order or joint release exists. What should happen to the money?

Accepted Answer

Keep the funds in escrow until joint written direction or lawful court process authorizes disbursement

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Release all funds to the landlord because fiduciary loyalty to the brokerage's client controls the dispute

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Refund the entire deposit to the tenant because termination automatically extinguishes every owner claim

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Follow the agent's interpretation of the lease and release the money to whichever party appears to have the stronger claim

Question 9

At 11:30 p.m., a tenant reports a strong natural-gas odor and a hissing sound near the furnace while still inside the unit. What is the leasing agent's best immediate response?

Accepted Answer

Treat it as an emergency: have the tenant contact emergency services or the utility from a safe location, then activate the owner-broker plan

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Treat it as routine, document the call, and schedule a maintenance visit for the next business morning

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Have the agent enter alone, inspect the furnace, and decide whether emergency services are actually necessary

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Tell the tenant to submit a written repair request and remain available until the owner responds

Question 10

The parties orally agree to an 18-month Illinois apartment lease, but no signed memorandum exists and no exception applies. What is the usual effect of the Statute of Frauds?

Accepted Answer

The lease is generally unenforceable because its term is longer than one year

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The lease is automatically void, and accepting rent under it exposes both parties to criminal penalties

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The lease is enforceable because rent will be paid in monthly installments

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The lease is enforceable whenever the tenant is offered possession

Free IL-RLA Practice Questions

Domain 1: Definitions and Laws Governing Contracts and Leases

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Domain 2: Laws Governing Fair Housing, Leasing, and Owner/Tenant Relationships

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Domain 3: Real Estate License Act of 2000

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