Contracts
When a Pennsylvania seller accepts a buyer's offer and then realizes they made a mistake in the acceptance (signed the wrong counter-offer), they may:
ASimply notify the buyer of the error and the acceptance is void
BSeek rescission based on mutual mistake or unilateral mistake (if the buyer knew of the mistake) through legal counsel✓ Correct
CFile a complaint with PREC to undo the acceptance
DSimply re-list the property to void the accepted contract
Explanation
After a contract is formed by acceptance, rescission generally requires mutual agreement or legal grounds such as mutual mistake (both parties operating under a common mistaken belief) or unilateral mistake in cases where the other party knew of the error. Legal counsel should be consulted immediately upon discovery of a signing error.
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