There is hardship where the occurrence of events fundamentally alters the equilibrium of the contract either because the cost of a party's performance has increased or because the value of the performance a party receives has diminished, and:
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 1438
Definition of Hardship · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
the events occur or become known to the disadvantaged party after the conclusion of the contract;
the events could not reasonably have been taken into account by the disadvantaged party at the time of the conclusion of the contract;
the events are beyond the control of the disadvantaged party; and
the risk of the events was not assumed by the disadvantaged party.