Terry,who owns an eight-unit apartment building,has had complaints about the noise coming from the frequent parties in Unit 6.Terry,without going through any court procedures,changes the locks on that apartment while the tenants are gone so they no longer have access to the unit.Meanwhile,the tenants in Unit 1 inform Terry that their bathroom and kitchen are unusable because some pipes have frozen.After no action by Terry,the tenants in Unit 1 move out of the apartment.In these cases,the tenants in:
A) Units 1 and 6 have been actually evicted.
B) Units 1 and 6 have been constructively evicted.
C) Unit 1 were constructively evicted, and the tenants in Unit 6 were actually evicted.
D) Unit 1 were actually evicted, and the tenants in Unit 6 were constructively evicted.
E) neither unit were evicted, actually or constructively, but are subject to a tenancy at sufferance.

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The tenants in Unit 1 were constructively evicted because the apartment became uninhabitable due to frozen pipes, and Terry did not address the issue. The tenants in Unit 6 were actually evicted because Terry changed the locks, preventing them from accessing their apartment.

Terry,who Owns an Eight-Unit Apartment Building,has Had Complaints About the Noise