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Real Property for Indiana Paralegals
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Default and Misc

Jonathan Watson

Most contracts will deal with questions of what happens when one part or the other fails to perform their end of the contract. This is especially true in the case of tenant failure to pay or abandonment. The lease can provide for damages for late rent, for abandonment, for attorney’s fees, and for court costs. The lease will also often provide that a given state’s law will apply to interpretation of the contract and that a certain court (such as “Marion County Courts”) will be the venue (or court that is the place where a suit must be filed) for the action.

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