As property manager of a 15-unit apartment block,you receive rent payments on the first of every month from each tenant.Mrs.Lone,in apartment,whose rent is $500 per month,lost her job and was in dire financial difficulties.You agreed to take only $400 per month.For the last ten months,she has paid only $400 a month,but you have learned that for 4 months she has had a new and even better-paying job.You are angry that she failed to tell you this and you want to sue her for the entire amount of back rent ($1000).Which of the following arguments could she use most effectively against you?
A) promissory estoppel
B) mistake
C) undue influence
D) breach of contract
E) duress

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Mrs. Lone could argue that you made a promise to accept $400 per month instead of the full rent amount and she relied on that promise to her detriment by taking on a new job with a lower salary. This is known as promissory estoppel and can be used as a defense against a breach of contract claim.

As Property Manager of a 15-Unit Apartment Block,you Receive Rent