A “force majeure” clause is a common clause in commercial leases that essentially frees both parties from liability or obligation when an extraordinary event or circumstance beyond the control of the parties prevents one or both parties from performing and fulfilling their obligations. Examples of force majeure trigger events include war, strike, riot, crime, plague, government actions, orders or laws. In the absence of a force majeure clause in New Jersey, parties to a lease are left with the common law contract doctrines of “impracticability,” “frustration of purpose” and “impossibility of performance.”