A landlord can refuse to allow tenants living in a residential complex to?

• A. Use barbecues or to have real Christmas trees
• B. Plant trees in the yard
• C. Keep pets of any kind
• D. Change the locks of the unit

Answer: (A)

The main idea is safety and fire-risk management in a rental building. A landlord can restrict actions or items that pose a real fire hazard or threaten the safety of other residents. Barbecues and real Christmas trees fall into this category because they involve open flames or significant fire risk in multi‑unit settings, which can endanger people and property and may conflict with fire codes or insurance requirements. Because of those safety concerns, a landlord may refuse to permit them.

Planting trees in the yard, keeping pets, or changing the locks are not as clear-cut safety issues. They involve property alterations, tenancy rights, or lease-specific policies, and any prohibition or allowance typically depends on the lease terms and applicable tenancy laws rather than an automatic blanket refusal.