What does the severability provision do if any lease provision is unenforceable?

• A. It makes all other provisions unenforceable as well.
• B. It states that all other provisions are enforced as if the offending provision were not included.
• C. It terminates the entire lease.
• D. It requires replacement of the offending provision with a standard clause.

Answer: (B)

Severability lets a contract survive even if one term is invalid. If a lease contains a clause that can’t be enforced, the severability provision ensures the rest of the agreement still stands and operates as if that unenforceable term wasn’t included. This keeps the lease alive and enforceable overall, rather than nullifying everything. That’s why the best answer describes enforcing the remaining provisions as if the offending one were not included. It’s not about terminating the lease or automatically replacing the clause with a standard one; it’s about preserving the rest of the contract.