Contracts
In New York, a real estate purchase contract can be rescinded by mutual agreement of the parties, which is called:
ANovation
BRescission✓ Correct
CAssignment
DEstoppel
Explanation
Rescission is the mutual agreement of both parties to cancel the contract and restore each other to their pre-contract positions. It effectively undoes the contract as if it had never existed.
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