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A landscaper agreed to maintain the yard of a homeowner for six months for a fee of 300permonth,payableattheendofthesix−monthperiod.Thisamountwasthefairmarketvalueoftheworktobeperformed.Thelandscaperperformedtheworkforfourmonthsbutwasthenofferedanotherjobfor300 per month, payable at the end of the six-month period. This amount was the fair market value of the work to be performed. The landscaper performed the work for four months but was then offered another job for 500 per month and, after notifying the homeowner, stopped doing the promised work and took the other job. The homeowner refused to pay the landscaper anything. The homeowner could have hired a comparable landscaper to complete the work for $300 per month. In a lawsuit between the landscaper and the homeowner, what is the likely result?
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A landscaper agreed to maintain the yard of a homeowner for six months for a fee of 300permonth,payableattheendofthesix−monthperiod.Thisamountwasthefairmarketvalueoftheworktobeperformed.Thelandscaperperformedtheworkforfourmonthsbutwasthenofferedanotherjobfor500 per month and, after notifying the homeowner, stopped doing the promised work and took the other job. The homeowner refused to pay the landscaper anything. The homeowner could have hired a comparable landscaper to complete the work for $300 per month. In a lawsuit between the landscaper and the homeowner, what is the likely result?
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A landscaper agreed to maintain the yard of a homeowner for six months for a fee of $300 per month, payable at the end of the six-month period. This amount was the fair market value of the work to be performed. The landscaper performed the work for four months but was then offered another job for $500 per month and, after notifying the homeowner, stopped doing the promised work and took the other job. The homeowner refused to pay the landscaper anything. The homeowner could have hired a comparable landscaper to complete the work for $300 per month. In a lawsuit between the landscaper and the homeowner, what is the likely result?

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  1. The landscaper will recover $900 for the work done before the breach.
  2. The homeowner will recover $500, which is the cost of hiring a new landscaper.
  3. The homeowner will recover $300, which constitutes the unjust enrichment of the landscaper.
  4. The landscaper will recover $1,500 for the work done before the breach.
  5. The landscaper will recover $1,800, considering the new job offer.
  6. The homeowner will recover $1,200, which is the cost of completing the work at prevailing market rates.
  7. The homeowner will recover $400, which constitutes the unjust enrichment of the landscaper.
  8. Neither the landscaper nor the homeowner will recover, because neither has suffered any loss.
  9. The landscaper will recover $1,200 for the work done before the breach.
  10. The homeowner will recover $600, which is the cost of completing the work at prevailing market rates.

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