Full question:
I signed a contract to sell real property under duress. How can I stop the closing?
- Category: Contracts
- Date:
- State: California
Answer:
An agreement made under duress may be set aside if the duress took the free will away of the person seeking to avoid the contract. In a duress situation, a party enters a contract to avoid a threatened danger. This threat may be a threat of physical harm to person or to the property of someone (physical duress) or it may be a threat of financial loss (economic
duress).
A person makes a contract under duress when there is violence or the threat of violence to the extent that the person is deprived of his free will and makes the contract to avoid harm. The threatened harm may be directed at a relative of the contracting party as well as against the contracting party. If a contract is made under duress, the agreement may be rescinded or declared null and void.
A sample complaint to rescind a contract may be found on our website at
http://www.uslegalforms.com/ca/CA-5004-KL.htm
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