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Assignment

An assignment transfers a party's contractual rights to another person, the assignee, without necessarily releasing the original party from contractual obligations.

Official area

Contracts

Knowledge cluster

Contract changes and transfer

Learning sequence

Define, distinguish, apply, retrieve

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Exam purpose

Recognize the rule, then reject the nearest look-alike.

Georgia lens

Apply the state distinction only when the facts call for it.

Connected terms

Connected to 4 terms and one official content area.

What does Assignment mean in real estate?

An assignment transfers a party's contractual rights to another person, the assignee, without necessarily releasing the original party from contractual obligations.

How is Assignment different from the closest exam answer?

Assignment transfers rights. Delegation transfers duties. Novation substitutes a party or obligation with agreement and releases the replaced obligor.

What is the Georgia-specific rule?

The contract controls whether assignment is permitted, restricted, or requires consent. An assignee takes only the rights the assignor could transfer.

Worked exam example

Scenario

A buyer transfers the right to purchase under an assignable contract to an investor, but the seller has not agreed to release the original buyer from liability.

Decision rule

Assignment transfers rights. Delegation transfers duties. Novation substitutes a party or obligation with agreement and releases the replaced obligor.

What is the most common exam trap?

Trap correction

A new person performing does not prove the original party was released.

Memory cue: A new person performing does not prove the original party was released.

Original exam check

Apply the definition

Which statement correctly explains Assignment?

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Assignment quick answers

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What is Assignment?

An assignment transfers a party's contractual rights to another person, the assignee, without necessarily releasing the original party from contractual obligations.

What is Assignment commonly confused with?

Assignment transfers rights. Delegation transfers duties. Novation substitutes a party or obligation with agreement and releases the replaced obligor.

How does Georgia treat Assignment?

The contract controls whether assignment is permitted, restricted, or requires consent. An assignee takes only the rights the assignor could transfer.