Michael, a Michigan State student, and seven of his closest friends have signed a lease on September 8, 2019, for a 12-m

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Michael, a Michigan State student, and seven of his closestfriends have signed a lease on September 8, 2019, for a 12-monthlease beginning on August 26, 2020, on a house at 532 Abbot Road inEast Lansing, Michigan. It is typical for students to sign leasesalmost a year in advance as housing demand is high in collegetowns. And this house is the perfect place to live - justpast the bar district and two blocks from the MSU campus. Theyearly rent on the house is $48,000 or $500 per month each. They all signed the same lease together promising to pay the entireamount. The landlord, Crappy College Homes LLC, "CCH" rentsexclusively to Michigan State students for the purpose of housingduring the college semesters. The lease makes no mention ofthe purpose of the lease, but you may not apply to rent the housewithout a valid student MSU ID, no subtenants are allowed, and thestart date for the 12-month lease is the very unusual26th of August to coincide with the start of theFall semester at Michigan State.
In July 2020, Michigan State University announced that thecampus will be closed for the entire academic year due to theCOVID-19 Pandemic. All instruction will occur online. Allon-campus (dorm) housing contracts are canceled for the entireacademic year. No one is even allowed on the campus. Plus,and tragically, bars are closed by local police orders. Houseparties involving anyone other than residents are quickly shut downby the police. (The police station is less than a block away.)Michael and his friends do not believe they should have to pay forthe rent under the lease and would prefer to cancel and take theclasses from their parent's homes. CCH clearly disagrees and hasthreatened suit if rent is not paid on time.
According to the concepts in the book under Dischargeby Operation of Law and your opinion, doMichael and his friends have to pay rent during the fall term? Whyor why not? What are the best arguments that Michael should have topay rent? What are the best arguments that he should not have topay rent?