alleryStart learning →C, with no authority, ends a tenant's lease. B's later approval
Acannot bind the tenant
Bmakes the notice binding
Ccreates a new lease
Dmakes C a partner of B
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. cannot bind the tenant
Section 200 bars ratification from terminating a third person's interest, so the unauthorised notice stays ineffective against the tenant.
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