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Military Clause

I am in the Air Force and currently scheduled to deploy in March to the Middle East. I was told that I would be there for only 90 days but because of recent tensions and a message from the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and Secretary of Defense, they are now saying otherwise. They have pretty much told us it won't be for 90 days but they are not saying how long(I am thinking at least 6 months). Along with that, my orders will only say 90 days and in my lease contract it says I can only break the lease if I have orders for more than 90 days. My question is if the landlord stands hard to upholding the lease contract, do I have any legal ''Leg'' to stand on? What would I have to provide to break the contract? I have also attached a recent news article from the CSAF if this helps. Thank You!http://www.af.mil/news/Jan2003/1300361print.shtml


Asked on 2/02/03, 1:08 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Alton Drew Alton Drew, LLC

Re: Military Clause

The most direct route would be to have your flight leader/squadron commander draft a memo to the landlord that states that you have been ordered to deploy for a period in excess of 90 days. As long as it is on U.S. Air Force letterhead and signed by your flight leader/squadron commander it should be enough. Given the general level of public support for the military during these tense times, it may not be a problem.

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Answered on 2/03/03, 8:58 am


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