On a Condition Subsequent?

A condition subsequent is an event or state of affairs that, if it occurs, will terminate one party's obligation to the other. For example, a contract might state something like: the client will pay for the haircut, unless the hairdresser does not perform the haircut.

What is the difference between condition subsequent and precedent?

A condition precedent is one the fulfillment of which completes an inchoate title. A condition subsequent is one of the fulfillment of which extinguishes a title already completed.

What is condition subsequent in real estate?

all words any words phrase. condition subsequent. n. 1) in a contract, a happening which terminates the duty of a party to perform or do his/her part. 2) in a deed to real property, an event which terminates a person's interest in the property.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

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