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§ 28:2A-206Title 28

Offer and acceptance in formation of lease contract.

Unless otherwise unambiguously indicated by the language or circumstances, an offer to make a lease contract must be construed as inviting acceptance in any manner and by any medium reasonable in the circumstances. If the beginning of a requested performance is a reasonable mode of acceptance, an offeror who is not notified of acceptance within a reasonable time may treat the offer as having lapsed before acceptance. “Reasonable time”. Section 1-204(1) and (2). “Notifies”. Section 1-201(26). Definitional Cross References: “Lease contract”. Section 2A-103(1)(l). Changes: Revised to reflect leasing practices and terminology. Uniform Statutory Source:Section 2-206(1)(a) and (2).

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July 22, 1992, D.C. Law 9-128, § 2(b), 39 DCR 3830
1981 Ed., § 28:2A-206.
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