{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2-616","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28:2-616","heading":"Procedure on notice claiming excuse.","body":"(1)\nWhere the buyer receives notification of a material or indefinite delay or an allocation justified under the preceding section he may by written notification to the seller as to any delivery concerned, and where the prospective deficiency substantially impairs the value of the whole contract under the provisions of this article relating to breach of installment contracts (section 28:2-612), then also as to the whole,\n(a)\nterminate and thereby discharge any unexecuted portion of the contract; or\n(b)\nmodify the contract by agreeing to take his available quota in substitution.\n\n(2)\nIf after receipt of such notification from the seller the buyer fails so to modify the contract within a reasonable time not exceeding thirty days the contract lapses with respect to any deliveries affected.\n\n(3)\nThe provisions of this section may not be negated by agreement except in so far as the seller has assumed a greater obligation under the preceding section.","path":["Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Subtitle I. Uniform Commercial Code.","Article 2. Sales.","Part VI. Breach, Repudiation and Excuse."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28:2-616","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"20abd6dbc522c339af4ae794420fc4be078bd7dfe4620f62223669c14e5d0342","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2-615","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2-701"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}