If a buyer defaults on a purchase agreement just prior to settlement, what clause in...

Liquidated damages refer to a pre-agreed amount of compensation (often the earnest money deposit) that one party is entitled to retain in the event the other party breaches the contract. In North Carolina, the standard Offer to Purchase and Contract includes provisions stating that if a buyer breaches after due diligence, the seller may retain the earnest money as liquidated damages. Therefore, the correct answer is C.

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