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"Time is of the essence" is a term used in contract law in England and Wales (a legal jurisdiction within the United Kingdom), Canada, Australia, New Zealand, other Commonwealth countries and the United States, expressing "the need for timely completion", [1] i.e. indicating that one or more parties to the agreement must perform by the time to which the parties have agreed if a delay will ...
A rental agreement or lease may include a "rent review" clause which makes provision for the rental amount to be increased, the process for the landlord to provide notice of a rent increase and the options available to the tenant regarding acceptance or rejection of the proposed increase. [3]
Upon receipt of the contractor's list, the architect then inspects the work to determine if the work is "substantially complete." Final payment to the contractor is only made when all of the items on the punch list have been confirmed to meet the project-design specifications required by the contract, or some other mutually agreed resolution ...
A Lease-Purchase Contract, also known as a lease purchase agreement or rent-to-own agreement, allows consumers to obtain durable goods [1] or rent-to-own real estate [2] without entering into a standard credit contract. [1] It is a shortened name for a lease with option to purchase contract.
The accounting for long term contracts using the percentage of completion method is an exception to the basic realization principle. This method is used wherein the revenues are determined based on the costs incurred so far. The percentage of completion method is used when: Collections are assured; The accounting system can: Estimate profitability
A lease option (more formally Lease With the Option to Purchase) is a type of contract used in both residential and commercial real estate.In a lease-option, a property owner and tenant agree that, at the end of a specified rental period for a given property, the renter has the option of purchasing the property.
The test of whether a clause is severable is an objective test—whether a reasonable person would see the contract standing even without the clauses. Typically, non-severable contracts only require the substantial performance of a promise rather than the whole or complete performance of a promise to warrant payment.
The continuous drilling provision was created in order to provide more certainty in the face of inconsistent court rulings. While a continuous drilling provision may provide the parties with a more reliable test to determine whether drilling and operations have been continuously prosecuted (so as to hold a lease past its primary term), the inclusion of the provision could prove fatal to a ...