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The right of a party to terminate a contract when the other party to the agreement commits a material breach is a fundamental principle of contract law. The black letter law: “A party’s continuing obligations under a contract are conditioned on there being no uncured material failure by the other party to render any such performance due at an earlier time” (Restatement (Second) of Contracts § 237).
About every 30 seconds, somebody commits a violent crime in the U.S., according to the FBI. Crimes occur in stores, malls, office buildings, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, theaters, medical centers, parking garages, and countless other kinds of properties that are commercially leased. And when they do, victims are apt to sue the property owner for not doing enough to safeguard their security.
About every 30 seconds, somebody commits a violent crime in the U.S., according to the FBI. Crimes occur in stores, malls, office buildings, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, theaters, medical centers, parking garages, and countless other kinds of properties that are commercially leased. And when they do, victims are apt to sue the property owner for not doing enough to safeguard their security.
