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Two roommates, Alma and Tina, occupy a condo unit. The building's property manager, Mr. Dizon, has a written authorization from the owner to manage the premises and to permit searches for safety and compliance. Police, relying on Dizon’s asserted authority, enter the unit through an unlocked door, then search the living room and a locked personal locker inside Tina's bedroom, seizing 2 kilograms of methamphetamine and a .38 revolver. Tina returns later and denies ever consenting to a search, filing a motion to suppress. (a) Identify the central doctrine governing the admissibility of the evidence obtained in this manner under the Constitution. (b) Discuss whether Dizon’s consent gave the officers authority to search the entire unit, considering mutual authority and the scope of consent. (c) Apply the doctrine to the facts and determine whether the seized items should be admitted or excluded, with justification.