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Waiver

Giving up a right — and a clause controlling how that can happen.

A waiver is the voluntary surrender of a right. A “no waiver” clause says that not enforcing a term once does not forfeit the right to enforce it later — so a landlord who accepts one late payment has not waived on-time rent going forward.

In practice

“Failure to enforce any provision shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.”

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Where waivers quietly appear

Beyond the clause, watch for rights you actively waive by signing: jury trial, class action, notice, or the right to sue. A waiver has to be knowing, so buried waivers of important rights are exactly what to slow down and read.

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What it looks like in a real document

“Each party knowingly and voluntarily waives its right to a trial by jury.”

A jury-trial waiver is common and easy to miss. It does not end your claim, but it changes who decides it — worth noticing before you agree.