Also called an assignment and assumption. An agreement in which one party transfers its contractual rights and obligations to another party.
Not all real estate contracts are assignable. Certain properties, such as those sold by government entities or banks as REOs, often have clauses that prevent assignment.
“No Assignment” clause specifies that the rights or obligations outlined in the contract cannot be transferred or assigned to another party without obtaining prior consent from the original contracting party.
An assignment will generally be permitted under the law unless there is an express prohibition against assignment in the underlying contract or lease. Where assignments are permitted, the assignor need not consult the other party to the contract but may merely assign the rights at that time.
The ordinary rule is that a party can only assign its benefits without the consent of the other party to the contract and will remain liable to the other party for its performance obligations (see National Trust Co. v.
Also called an assignment and assumption. An agreement in which one party transfers its contractual rights and obligations to another party.
Editor's Note: An assignment and assumption agreement assigns contractual rights or intangible personal property (such as intellectual property or goodwill) from one party, the assignor, to another party, the assignee, who will also assume at least some of the associated liabilities and performance obligations.
The 'easy' way to assign the contract is to have a one page document stating that for some consideration, the 'buyer' transfers/assigns the contract to a new 'buyer'. Executing (signing) the assignment and receiving 'consideration' (eg $2000 or whatever) would then extinguish your rights to the contract.