You’ve Got Mail: Can Notice Sent by Email Satisfy Requirements to Exercise Options Under a Commercial Lease?
In our increasingly digital world, electronic communications like text messages, Slack channels, and e-mails are all integral to business operations. Can these quicker communication methods fulfill the same goals? More importantly, can they meet the requirements for exercising an option when the contract requires written notice by a more formal method? The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently addressed this issue in Sourcing Unlimited, Inc. v. Cummings Properties, LLC, 102 Mass. App. Ct. 653 (2023). The court considered
