CORT BUSINESS SERVICES CORPORATION 4401 Fair Lakes Court Fairfax, Virginia 22033 November 4, 1999 CBF Holding LLC CBF Mergerco Inc. c/o Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., Inc. 126 East 56th Street New York, New York 10022 Attention: Bruce Bruckmann...

                       CORT BUSINESS SERVICES CORPORATION
                              0000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
                             Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000


                                November 4, 1999


CBF Holding LLC CBF Mergerco Inc.
c/o Bruckmann, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx & Co., Inc.
000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:  Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx


     Re:  CORT Business Services Corporation
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Dear Xxxxx:

     Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger
among CBF Holding LLC, CBF Mergerco Inc. and CORT Business Services Corporation
(the "Company") dated as of August 12, 1999 (the "Merger Agreement"). This is to
confirm the parties' agreement to terminate the Merger Agreement as of the date
hereof and to treat this termination for purposes of Section 7.3 as a
termination under Section 7.1(c)(ii).

     By signing below, the parties agree to the foregoing on behalf of
themselves and their respective successors and assigns.

Sincerely,

CORT BUSINESS SERVICES CORPORATION

By:  /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO:


CBF HOLDING LLC

By:  /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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CBF MERGERCO INC.

By:  /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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