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Selling Property
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Statue of Frauds | Requires certain contacts to be in writing in order to be enforceable. |
| Statute of Limitations | Laws that allow a specific time during which two parties to a contract may bring legal suit to enforce their rights after which time such rights are lost. |
| Offer and Acceptance | Mutual Assent, Meeting of minds |
| Offeror | The person making the offer |
| Offeree | The person receiving offer |
| Back up offer | Once accepted by seller, no other offer can be accepted unless specifically allowed by the contract. |
| Revoked | An offer can be revoked by the offeror at any time prior to the acceptance being communicated back to him/ her. |
| Counteroffer | Rejecting offer and preparing a new one or by making the changes desired right on the offer |
| Contingent offers | In the event the contingency’s is not satisfied , contract becomes null and void. Deposit refunded. |
| Valuable Concideration | May be money. A note, love and affection. There is no money set by law. |
| Unilateral contract | A promise is exchanged for an act. |
| Bilateral contract | A promise is exchanged for another promise. |
| Legal Capacity | Person entering contract must have legal capacity. I.e., of sound mindand legal age. |
| Legal objective | A contract for illegal purposes is void. |
| Valid contract | Legally binding |
| Void contract | Missing an essential element |
| Voidable Contract | Can be voided or enforced by party who entered contract under duress or was mislead which results in being legally injured. |
| Unenforceable Contract | An oral contract which is not enforceable because it does not meet the statue of frauds. |