Ed signs a ten-year lease with a survival clause. If Ed is evicted after two years, he will have to pay:
A) rent for the remaining 8 years.
B) damages equal to the difference between the rent specified in the lease and the rent the landlord is able to obtain from reletting the premises.
C) until eviction.
D) until he assigns the lease.

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A survival clause typically requires the tenant to pay damages equal to the difference between the rent specified in the lease and the rent the landlord is able to obtain from reletting the premises if the tenant is evicted.

Ed Signs a Ten-Year Lease with a Survival Clause