Commercial Code section 10206

(a)

Unless otherwise unambiguously indicated by the language or circumstances, an offer to make a lease contract must be construed as inviting acceptance in any manner and by any medium reasonable in the circumstances.

(b)

If the beginning of a requested performance is a reasonable mode of acceptance, an offeror who is not notified of acceptance within a reasonable time may treat the offer as having lapsed before acceptance.

Source: Section 10206, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=COM§ionNum=10206. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/commercial_code_section_10206

Original Source: Section 10206, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=COM§ionNum=10206. (last accessed May 12, 2025).