(1) Unless otherwise unambiguously indicated by the language or circumstances, an offer to make a lease contract must be construed as inviting acceptance in any manner and by any medium reasonable in the circumstances. (2) If the beginning of a requested performance is a reasonable mode of acceptance, an offeror who is not notified of acceptance within a reasonable time may treat the offer as having lapsed before acceptance. History: 1978 Comp., § 55-2A-206, enacted by Laws 1992, ch. 114, § 22. OFFICIAL COMMENTS UCC Official Comments by ALI & the NCCUSL. Reproduced with permission of the PEB for the UCC. All rights reserved. Uniform Statutory Source. — Section 2-206(1)(a) and (2) [55-2-206 NMSA 1978]. Changes. — Revised to reflect leasing practices and terminology. 'Lease contract'. Section 2A-103(1)(l) [55-2A-103 NMSA 1978]. 'Notifies'. Section 1-201(26) [55-1-201 NMSA 1978]. 'Reasonable time'. Section 1-204(1) and (2) [55-1-204 NMSA 1978]. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 1992, ch. 114, § 238 made Laws 1992, ch. 114, § 22 effective July 1, 1992.
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