Can I make my customer pay the remainder of his lease if he wants to end it early?
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Can I make my customer pay the remainder of his lease if he wants to end it early?
I have leased breeding cattle to a customer for a 3 year lease. He is suppose to pay yearly and if he doesn’t pay by the due date he has a $10/day late fee. He wants to return the cattle after 1 year. I have in the contract that he can
only return the cattle if they have a genetic defect that makes them not be able to get pregnant. He has already gone almost 2 months past his due date for paying for the following year. If he wants to return the cattle, can I make him pay the remainder of lease?
Asked on May 25, 2018 under Business Law, Minnesota
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Yes, you can sue foe the money. When someone enters into a contract for a defined period of time, he is obligated to make ALL the payments due under the contract for its entire length or duration unless 1) there is an early termination clause and he complies with its terms; 2) the other party (you) breached or violated the contract in some material or important way; or 3) the other party committed fraud (lied about something important to get the party that now wants out of the contract to enter into the contract in the first place. Otherwise, except as per 1) to 3) aboveb he is obligated for the full duration of the contract.
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