Smith and Roberson’s Business Law
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ISBN: 9781337094757
Author: Richard A. Mann, Barry S. Roberts
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 14, Problem 20CP
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Person K and person M jointly signed a lease agreement for a year term and monthly rent of $525 to rent an apartment. Person M was minor at the time of signing the lease. After one month of signing the lease agreement, person M turned eighteen. Two months after signing the lease, person M moved out of the apartment. Person K paid the rent for remaining ten months and sued person M for his share of ten months rent and court costs of $ 2,500.
To discuss: Whether person K has the right to collect from person M.
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