What is a forbearance agreement?

• A. An agreement allowing lessee some breathing room.
• B. An agreement transferring payments to a new party.
• C. An agreement that ends the lease.
• D. An agreement that forgives the debt entirely.

Answer: (A)

A forbearance agreement is a contract where the creditor temporarily postpones or reduces payments and refrains from enforcing certain remedies for a set period, giving the borrower breathing room to get back on track. It’s a temporary relief, not a permanent forgiveness, and it often includes a plan to resume regular payments or pay past-due amounts after the forbearance ends. This matches the idea of the lessee getting some breathing room. It’s not about transferring payments to someone else, ending the lease, or forgiving the debt entirely.