The epidemic situation in novel coronavirus is unpredictable, inevitable and insurmountable. With reference to the Supreme People's Court's opinions on handling related cases during the SARS period, it can be characterized as an event of force majeure.

Due to the force majeure of the epidemic, the relevant lessee cannot operate and the purpose of the contract cannot be achieved. At this time, the lessee can claim that the fundamental purpose of renting the house cannot be realized or continue to fulfill the obligation of paying rent, and obviously obviously unfair will ask for rent reduction. The important notice issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development on February 26, 2020 also confirmed that the epidemic was a force majeure situation as stipulated in the contract. The minutes of the judges' meeting of the People's Court of Shandong Higher People's Court to hear the construction contract dispute case involving the epidemic situation also determined that if the parties are completely unable to perform their contractual obligations due to the epidemic situation, they shall be deemed as force majeure.