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What Is Kick-Out Clause?

A kick-out clause — the same mechanism as a bump clause — lets a seller keep marketing a home under a home-sale contingent contract and "kick out" the buyer if a stronger, non-contingent offer arrives and the original buyer can't remove their contingency in time.

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