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Avery Jenkins is reviewing an Illinois issue in Normal. The person asks what happens if neither attorney sends a disapproval or proposed change during the standard review period. Which statement best applies?

Correct Answer

C) The contract proceeds as written once the review period passes without timely attorney action.

If no attorney action is timely taken under the clause, the contract generally continues in the form already signed.

Answer Options
A
The contract automatically terminates if neither attorney responds.
B
The contract becomes enforceable only after a second review period requested by the lender.
C
The contract proceeds as written once the review period passes without timely attorney action.
D
The contract becomes void unless a judge confirms the attorney review was waived.

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Related Concepts

Liquidated damages are a predetermined amount of money specified in the contract that the non-breaching party is entitled to receive if the other party breaches. In real estate, the earnest money deposit typically serves as liquidated damages.

Novation is the substitution of a new contract for an existing one, or the replacement of one party with a new party, with the consent of all parties involved. The original party is completely released from all obligations.

Offer and acceptance is the process by which one party proposes specific terms for a contract and the other party agrees to those exact terms, creating mutual assent. This mutual agreement, also called a meeting of the minds, is an essential element of every valid contract.

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