Common use of Military Personnel Release Clause in Contracts

Military Personnel Release. The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ("SCRA") provides relief to U.S. service members entered into certain real property leases. Residents eligible for protection under the SCRA include: 1) Active duty service members who receive military orders for a permanent change of station or deployment orders; 2) Residents entering active duty service for the first time; and 3) Activated Reservists and National Guardsmen, when serving in federal active duty. The SCRA allows for early termination in the following instances: a) the service member entered into the lease before active military service; b) the service member entered into the lease while on active duty and then received permanent change of station orders; or c) the service member entered into the lease while on active duty and then received orders to deploy in support of a military operation in excess of ninety (90) days.