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11implied warranty of habitability — A legal doctrine that requires landlords to offer and maintain livable premises for their tenants. If a landlord fails to provide habitable housing, tenants in most states may legally withhold rent or take other measures, including fixing the… …
12Implied Warranty Of Habitability — An unstated guarantee that a rental property meets basic living and safety standards. When a tenant rents an apartment, for example, an implied warranty of habitability means that the unit will have hot water, a working electrical system, heat in …
13implied warranty — A statement, description, or undertaking by the insured under a marine policy which binds the insured as though expressed in the contract. Procacci v United States Fidelity Ins. Co. 118 NJL 423, 193 A 180. In sale of personal property: a warranty …
14Implied Warranty — Under a sales contract, whether written or oral, there is a guarantee that the item sold is merchantable and fit for the purpose intended. This guarantee arises by operation of law and is in addition to any expressed warranties that are provided… …
15implied warranty — a warranty not stated explicitly by the seller of merchandise or real property but presumed for reasons of commercial or legal custom (distinguished from express warranty). [1930 35] * * * …
16warranty — war·ran·ty / wȯr ən tē, wär / n pl ties [modification (influenced by warrant ) of Anglo French garantie, from garantir to protect, warrant] 1: a promise in a deed that gives the grantee of an estate recourse (as through an action for damages)… …
17implied — im·plied /im plīd/ adj: not directly or specifically made known (as in the terms of a contract); specif: recognized (as by a court) as existing by reason of an inference and esp. on legal or equitable grounds for breach of implied covenants in… …
18Warranty — War rant*y, n.; pl. {Warranties}. [OF. warantie, F. garantie. See {Warrant}, n., and cf. {Guaranty}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anc. Law) A covenant real, whereby the grantor of an estate of freehold and his heirs were bound to warrant and defend the… …
19warranty of merchantability — see warranty 2a Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. warranty of merchantability …
20warranty of fitness — see warranty 2a Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. warranty of fitness …
