cure period

Recovery waiting interval

A cure period is a specified timeframe during which a party who has breached a contract or defaulted on an obligation may remedy the violation before facing penalties, termination, or legal action.

Common in loan agreements, leases, and business contracts: The tenant has a thirty-day cure period to pay overdue rent.

Also called a grace period or remedy period.

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forgiveness vs strictness

cure periodstrict liability

Legal responsibility without fault

material breach

immediacy of consequence

cure periodzero tolerance

Policy allowing no infractions

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