{"id":4383,"date":"2016-04-04T11:47:30","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T16:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/smallbusiness\/business-contracts-forms\/what-is-specific-performance-as-a-legal-remedy.html"},"modified":"2024-12-09T02:06:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T07:06:00","slug":"what-is-specific-performance-as-a-legal-remedy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/smallbusiness\/business-contracts-forms\/what-is-specific-performance-as-a-legal-remedy.html","title":{"rendered":"What Is ‘Specific Performance’ as a Legal Remedy?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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What Is 'Specific Performance' as a Legal Remedy?<\/h1>\n
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Specific performance is a legal remedy that requires one party to fulfill their contractual obligations in breach of contract cases. This remedy is available when no other remedy will adequately compensate the non-breaching party and when monetary damages are not an adequate remedy, the court can order the defendant to perform the original terms of the contract. For example, in a dispute over real property where a seller has changed their mind about selling their house, a court can order that the seller honor the real estate contract.<\/p>\n

Specific Performance: Overview<\/b><\/h2>\n

Specific performance is a type of remedy courts use when no other remedy, including equitable relief<\/b><\/a>, will adequately compensate the other party. The court may use this legal remedy to put the injured party in the position they would have enjoyed had the contract been fully performed.<\/p>\n

Types of Remedies<\/h3>\n

Specific performance is one of several types of remedies. The goal of remedies in contract law is to make the non-breaching party whole following a breach of contract. Other remedies include, but are not limited to the following:<\/p>\n