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This link provides a listing of all the types of contract in California that can be cancelled shortly after being signed: http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/legal_guides/k-6.shtml

The transaction you've described is not included on the list.

Now, however, you should be be responsible for 18 months of payments if the landowner can find someone else to lease the property beforehand. It's called mitigation of damages.

I know that this is not what you wanted to hear but you deserve a candid answer. I wish very much that I could offer you an answer that was more favorable to your circumstances, but the law seems to be pretty clear. Had I been able to provide an Answer which might have given you a successful outcome, it would have been my pleasure to do so.

I hope you understand.

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