VA can provide guidance to stakeholders such as title companies and real estate agents on the Escape Clause and the refundability of the earnest money. A forfeiture clause stipulates that should the buyer in a transaction fail to pay their monthly payment, the seller can reclaim the land that was sold.Today I receiving something called a VA escape clause that the buyer would like me to sign, claiming that they need it for the lender. "Forfeiture" means the loss of a property right through the action or inaction of the party losing such a right. Conversely, the forfeiture remedy makes it easier for sellers to use a profit model that involves churning multiple unsuccessful buyers through a property. REAL PROPERTY: Purchaser agrees to buy and Seller agrees to sell the land and all improvements thereon located in the. Civil forfeiture laws give the police the right to seize and sell the property of individuals accused of committing a crime. The buyer commonly takes possession of the property during the executory period of the contract. See G. OSBORNE, supra note 1, § 3.25, at 79.