Contracts
A Massachusetts seller 'accepts' a buyer's offer but requires the buyer to also purchase the seller's furniture. This modified acceptance is legally a:
AValid acceptance with additional terms
BCounteroffer that the buyer must accept or reject✓ Correct
CVoid contract because furniture cannot be sold with real estate
DConditional acceptance that is automatically enforceable
Explanation
Any change to the terms of an offer constitutes a counteroffer, not an acceptance. By adding a requirement (purchase the furniture), the seller rejected the buyer's offer and made a new counteroffer.
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