Option Agreement

An Option Agreement, or Option, is a formal agreement between a property owner and a potential buyer or lessee, in which the potential buyer or lessee usually pays the owner for the exclusive right to a negotiation in good faith or to allow the potential buyer or lessee to confirm an outside circumstance such as getting an approval from a governing authority, over a certain time period for the purchase or lease of the property.


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