A landowner leased 150 acres of farmland to a produce company for 15 years. The produce company used the land for crops along with several other contiguous acres that it owned or leased. About four years into the lease, the state condemned a portion of the leased property because it intended to build a highway. As a result, too little property remained for the produce company to profitably farm, although there still existed the farmhouse on the property, which was being used by one of its foremen. The produce company gave the landowner 30 daysâ€™ written notice that it considered the lease to have been terminated because of the condemnation. In a suit for breach of contract, is the landowner likely to win?

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Alexandra Li

Social Studies

8 January, 14:05

A landowner leased 150 acres of farmland to a produce company for 15 years. The produce company used the land for crops along with several other contiguous acres that it owned or leased. About four years into the lease, the state condemned a portion of the leased property because it intended to build a highway. As a result, too little property remained for the produce company to profitably farm, although there still existed the farmhouse on the property, which was being used by one of its foremen. The produce company gave the landowner 30 daysâ€™ written notice that it considered the lease to have been terminated because of the condemnation. In a suit for breach of contract, is the landowner likely to win?

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Kaiya Rodriguez · Answer 1

The land owner is not likely to win because the company gave him 30 days notification for a contract termination. the company can also sue the landowner for illegal entry into the land which he leased to them.

Explanation:

Lease: A contract by which one party conveys land or property to another for a specific period of time and in return for some specific payments