Which right enables the lessee to transfer the lease through subletting or novation?

• A. Right to eviction
• B. Right to assign or sublet
• C. Right to mortgage
• D. Right to re-entry

Answer: (B)

This is about the lessee’s right to assign or sublet—the ability to transfer a lease to another party. Subletting lets someone else occupy the premises while you retain some responsibility under the lease, whereas assignment transfers the remaining term and obligations to a new tenant. Novation is a special case where the landlord agrees to substitute a new tenant for you, releasing you from further duties. This kind of transfer keeps the lease going under a different tenant. Eviction and re-entry are motions to reclaim possession, not to transfer the lease, and mortgage concerns using the property as collateral, not transferring tenancy.