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Essay On Binding Contract

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Since the agreement ended, there would no longer be a binding contract that would hold the tenant liable to pay additional rent or be subject to renting additional months. “A contract ordinarily means an agreement between two or more persons” (Knapp, Crystal & Prince, 2016, p. 2). There is however, a chance the lease agreement stated that the tenant must put in writing that he/she was vacating. Although, the tenant included in the extension letter that he required the landlord to contact him in regard to the terms of the extension to confirm their agreement. There are many possibilities when it comes to the true terms of the lease, but let’s assume there were no additional binding terms that would hold the tenant past the originally signed two-year agreement. …show more content…

I agree with the tenant that there was no contact. According to Meiners, Ringleb & Edwards (2015), “acceptance is an offeree’s expression of assent or agreement to the terms of an offer” (p. 248). Acceptance needs to be “properly communicated” (Meiners, Ringleb & Edwards, 2015). The landlord never mailed back the agreement or even attempted to contact the tenant so there was no binding agreement moving forward after the initial two-year agreement. There are proper forms of acceptance in which the landlord could have followed. Unfortunately, since he neglected any form of communication with the tenant, the tenant cannot be held liable for additional months’ rent.

Knapp, C. L., Crystal, N. M., & Prince, H. G. (2016). Problems in Contract Law: cases and materials. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business.
Meiners, R. E., Ringleb, A.H., & Edwards, F. L. (2015). The legal environment of business. Stamford, CT: Cengage

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