Contracts
A Minnesota buyer submits an offer with a personal property addendum listing specific items. The seller accepts but scratches off the riding lawn mower from the list. This creates a:
ABinding contract for the listed items minus the mower
BCounter-offer that the buyer must accept or reject✓ Correct
CVoid contract due to the modification
DVoidable contract at the buyer's option
Explanation
When a seller makes any change to the buyer's offer (even crossing out one item), it constitutes a counter-offer, not an acceptance. A counter-offer terminates the original offer and presents new terms. The buyer must then accept, reject, or counter the seller's modified terms. This is basic contract law applied in Minnesota real estate.
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