Are you a landlord, tenant, or someone involved in real estate that has been affected by COVID-19? If so, you may be wondering how your contract is affected by the pandemic. A party to a contract can be released from performance of that contract due to unforeseeable circumstances if the contract contains a force majeure clause. If the contract does not contain a force majeure clause, you may be able to get out of your obligation through frustration of purpose or impossibility, although these are harder to reach in court.
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