Question

Bob is the owner of Apartments Complex. Betty is his manager. Bob informs all tenants in writing as part of their lease that rent may ONLY be paid to Bob and not to Betty. However, over the years, tenants pay Betty directly who gives the rent to Bob. Bob never objects. What types of agency authority does Betty have

Answer 1

Answer: perceived relationship

Explanation:

An agent is referred to as someone who is given authority by the principal and acts in his or her behalf and the agent is also under the control of such person.

From the question, the principal is Bob while Betty is his agent. The relationship that exist in thus case is the perceived relationship which means that the third party that us, the tenants in thus case believe that an agent is authorised by the principal to do a particular work such as collection of rent in this case but in reality thus doesn't exist. They ate not meant to pay to the manager in this case but they acted based on their perception and since the principal didn't complain, they continued doing it.