Should States Impose an Implied Warranty of Habitability on Landlords

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Essay

Should states impose an implied warranty of habitability on landlords? What are the benefits and drawbacks of automatically imposing this warranty on landlords? Is not the ability of a tenant to move to a different location sufficient incentive to encourage a landlord to keep the leased premises livable?

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Definitions:

Myogenic Mechanism

A feedback mechanism in which blood vessels respond to changes in blood pressure to maintain steady blood flow.

Afferent Arteriole

A small blood vessel that carries blood toward the glomeruli of the kidney as part of the filtration process.

Tubular Secretion

Movement of materials, by means of active transport, from the blood into the filtrate of a nephron.

Active Transport

Carrier-mediated process that requires ATP and can move substances against a concentration gradient.