<div dir="ltr"><div>Interesting!!! And you're right, quite foreseeable. <div><br></div><div>I see no SOL issue because breach just happened. That said, if the agreement had no end date, would that violate the Rule Against Perpetuities? I think the real issue is damages. What financial loss did your client suffer as a result of the breach? Absent a liquidated damages term, I don't think they can recover, notwithstanding the obvious emotional distress. Not on a breach of contract action, and likely not any tort claim either.</div><div><br></div><div>I hope that helps. I look forward to other thoughts.</div><div><br></div><div>Craig</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Craig Blackmon, Attorney at Law</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><a href="http://www.seattlepropertylawyer.com/" target="_blank">Seattle Real Estate Lawyer</a></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">92 Lenora St. (The Makers Space, a shared work environment) </font></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Seattle WA 98121</font></span><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Office/Cell: </font></span><span style="font-size:12.8px">(206) 369-5949 </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">Fax: (206) 770-7328 </span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://twitter.com/LawyerBroker" target="_blank">@LawyerBroker</a></span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://www.seattlepropertylawyer.com/blog?category=Buy+without+an+Agent" target="_blank">How to Buy Without an Agent</a> | </span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://www.seattlepropertylawyer.com/blog?category=Sell+FSBO" target="_blank">How to Sell FSBO</a> | <a href="http://www.seattlepropertylawyer.com/blog?category=Real+Estate+Glossary" target="_blank">RE Glossary</a></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication is a private, confidential electronic communication encompassed by 18 USC 2510. It is for the sole use of the intended recipient and receipt by anyone other than the intended recipient does not constitute a loss of its confidential or privileged nature. Any review or distribution by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient please inform the sender and destroy all copies.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jun 5, 2019 at 12:43 PM Kristina Driessen <<a href="mailto:kristina@rdattys.comcastbiz.net">kristina@rdattys.comcastbiz.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">I have a purchase and sale agreement dated 1997. The provision essentially states that the seller will have the ability to re-purchase "improvements' of the property at "some future time." The buyer was to give notice
to seller if and when he ever had plans to remove the improvements/home [family home of seller]. <span style="font-size:12pt">The transaction closed. However, the agreement stated that this provision will </span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">The property was a home and lot. The value was in the land as it is deemed commercial. However, the buyer had the full ability to use the home/improvements until he elected to remove to build a commercial structure. </p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">As one would guess the buyer tore the house down with out any notice to seller. This occurred in the last few month. </p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">So we are looking at a situation 12 years post closing. Thoughts ?..........and/or does the statute of limitations prohibit</p>
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