Question

Jessica verbally agrees to sell her house to Kandis, and Kandis makes a $10,000 down payment, moves in, and begins the installation of a pool in the backyard. If Jessica changes her mind seven months later and wants her house back, a court would likely find that:________.

a. Jessica may get her house back because one year has not yet passed.
b. there is no sale because the contract was not in writing.
c. Kandis may keep the house because there has been partial performance.
d. Kandis may keep the house because more than six months have passed.

Answer 1

Kandice may keep the house because there has been partial performance.

Step-by-step explanation:

Jessica verbally agreed to sell her house to Kandis and even collected a part payment for the agreement. So there is an enforceable contract that has been partially fulfilled when Kandi's made a down payment of $10,000.

If Jessica want to get her house back 7 months later she may not be able to do so because there has been partial performance.

Also Kandi's has made renovations in the house. This is an extra cost incurred and will be damages if Jessica insists on getting the property back