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Q: Dear Esq: my daughter had to leave her off campus apartment after COVID19 cancelled everything. She and

her three roomates have paid their rent each month but now the apartment is empty (3 roomates also left -entire town is deserted). I have recently read about the 'force majeure'. With all the death going on everywhere and in that town as well, is this such an event? The students are... View More

F. Paul Maloof
F. Paul Maloof
answered on Apr 1, 2020

The legal definition of "force majeure" is an unforeseeable circumstances that prevents someone from fulfilling a contract. Generally, a pandemic is not an unforeseeable circumstance since they have occurred many times in the past. Unless the residential lease provides that a pandemic is... View More

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