Just saw an REO addendum from a major servicer with this clause:
“AT ANY TIME AFTER THE EXECUTION BY SELLER OF EITHER THE CONTRACT OR THE ADDENDUM, SELLER SHALL HAVE THE UNLIMITED RIGHT, AND AT ITS COMPLETE DISCRETION, TO ELECT TO DEEM THE SALES CONTRACT AND/OR ADDENDUM BETWEEN BUYER AND SELLER NULL AND VOID AND NOT CLOSE THE TRANSACTION FOR ANY REASON AND THE PARTIES SHALL BE RESTORED TO THEIR ORIGINAL POSITIONS AS IF THE CONTRACT AND ADDENDUM NEVER EXISTED. SHOULD SELLER EXERCISE ITS DECISION TO NULLIFY THE CONTRACT AND/OR ADDENDUM, THEN SELLER SHALL RETURN THE DEPOSIT, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH B(5) TO BUYER. HOWEVER, IT IS SELLER’S SOLE DECISION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT IT WILL REIMBURSE BUYER FOR ANY COSTS AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH B(6) OR OTHERWISE.”
Translation: Heads I win, tails you lose.
This is so inequitable I wonder if it’s legally enforceable.
