Ben, $20$ years old, is attending the University of lowa and lives in an apartment with a year lease which expires in July. In February, a serious pandemic forces the University $($and almost all colleges$)$ to move in person classes to remote, Zoom classes to prevent the spread of the virus. Students who live in the dorms are sent home. Ben wants to return to Des Moines to live with his parents given his classes are remote. Can Ben get our of his apartment lease based on the defense of impossibility?

No$,$ it is possible for Ben to perform under the lease by paying.

Yes, given the pandemic, the impossibility defense applies

Yes, but only if his landlord agrees.

No$,$ unless he is unable to pay for his lease given he lost his job due to the pandemic.