Can you legally sign a commercial lease if you are out of jail on bond?
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Can you legally sign a commercial lease if you are out of jail on bond?
Asked on January 2, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Tennessee
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Under the laws of all states in this country, there is nothing precluding a person who is out of jail on bond from signing a commercial lease. A commercial lease is a private matter where the parties agree to enter into an agreement for a commercial lease without any governmental intervention.
If you are out of jail on bond and sign a commercial lease, you cannot use the excuse that you are out of jail on bond as a valid excuse for not honoring the terms of the presumed written lease for the commercial property.
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