Under the common-law Statute of Frauds, which of the following oral agreements is unenforceable unless it is reduced to a writing signed by the party to be charged?
An oral promise to pay $400 for used office furniture
An agreement to landscape a seller's residence within ten months
A month-to-month commercial property lease commencing immediately
A two-year commercial property lease commencing immediately
A two-year commercial property lease is both (1) a conveyance of an interest in land and (2) incapable of full performance within one year. The Statute of Frauds therefore requires a signed writing for enforcement.
A month-to-month lease may be performed within a year and is often treated as a tenancy at will, so it is generally enforceable even if oral.
A landscaping contract to be completed within ten months can, by its terms, be performed within a year and therefore falls outside the Statute of Frauds.
A promise to pay $400 for used office furniture involves goods valued under $500, so UCC § 2-201 does not require a writing. Accordingly, only the two-year commercial lease must be in writing.
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