North Dakota § 47-16-17 When lessee may terminate lease

North Dakota Statutes

§ 47-16-17 — When lessee may terminate lease

North Dakota § 47-16-17

Title 47Property

Ch. 47-16Leasing of Real Property

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N.D. Cent. Code § 47-16-17 (2026).

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The lessee of real property may terminate the lease before the end of the term agreed upon:

1.When the lessor does not fulfill the lessor's obligations, if any, within a reasonable time after request, as to placing and securing the lessee in the quiet possession of the property leased, or putting it into a good condition, or repairing it; or

2.When the greater part of the property leased, or that part which was, and which the lessor had reason to believe was, the material inducement to the lessee to enter into the contract, perishes from any cause other than the ordinary negligence of the lessee.

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The lessee of real property may terminate the lease before the end of the term agreed
upon:
1. When the lessor does not fulfill the lessor's obligations, if any, within a reasonable time
after request, as to placing and securing the lessee in the quiet possession of the
property leased, or putting it into a good condition, or repairing it; or
2. When the greater part of the property leased, or that part which was, and which the
lessor had reason to believe was, the material inducement to the lessee to enter into
the contract, perishes from any cause other than the ordinary negligence of the lessee.