Contracts Legal Questions and Answers
Is there a form to make sure the logging contractor is responsible for any damages he may cause?
I have a logging contractor coming in to remove some tree's that are very close to my house. Is there a legal form I could use to make sure he would be held responsible for any damage to my house, garage, septic system and out buildings? I would like to find a form I could download from the computer.
05/04/2009 | Category: Contracts | State: ALL | #16543How can I ensure I am paid my builder's fee if there is only an oral contract?
I'm in the process of building a house for a man on a cost plus basis. We only have a oral agreement on payment the job will exceed 300,000.00 dollars. I'm charging him 10%. I live in Texas and now I'm worried because I did not draw up contract but all monies to pay sub's are wrote to my company to disperse so I have a ledger of all my spent. If he refused to pay my 10% do I ha...
04/29/2009 | Category: Contracts | State: Texas | #16476I cancelled the contract but the monthly fee was still withdrawn from my bank
In 2004 I went to Curves. I signed a paper to take money out of my account but in early 2005 I told them that I could not come back because my husband was not working and I did not have the money. She said after a year it was on a month to month payment. I have had a lot of stress with a sick husband and dad working full time and taking care of the house and him I wasnt checkin...
04/29/2009 | Category: Contracts | State: ALL | #16431What are my legal options for returning money paid towards purchase of an owner finance home?
I sold a house, via owner financing 6 years ago with the stipulations this person, a good friend (and still is), would obtain permanent financing within 2 years. My friend could not obtain permanent financing, so he has been making payments to me for the past 6 years. For the most part this has been a good arrangement. Just to make sure we had some kind of an agreement past the...
04/29/2009 | Category: Contracts | State: ALL | #16420Does the seller have liability to return my original investment if I did not qualify?
I purchased restricted stock from a publicly traded company in the amount of $130,000. After the transaction was completed I was informed that there were income and net worth requirements by the SEC that were not disclosed to me by the seller. These requirements would have prevented me from qualifying in this type of investment (example: Liquid net worth of 1 million dollars ...
04/28/2009 | Category: Contracts | State: ALL | #16331Can I just give the timeshare back and not face any penalties?
I was given a timeshare. I paid half of it. I have since I've been under alot of heavy medications for pain and PTSD. Unable to perform daily routines (physical and mental) the company added very high late fees which I can not afford. Can I just give the timeshare back to them?
04/28/2009 | Category: Contracts | State: ALL | #16327How do we collect money from another business that owes for equipment?
We have a signed and dated Purchase Order for equipment we sold Wings etc in Fort Wayne - The quote was for a little over $107,000 and he gave us $50,000.00 down leaving a balance of $57,000. Now he doesn't want to pay us because his contractor did a little bit of work that he thinks we should pay for. He never called us about this matter so we knew nothing about it. When we as...
04/28/2009 | Category: Contracts | State: Indiana | #16248We need a waiver to protect us in case of an accident while the contractor is repairing the roof
We are hiring a contractor who has no insurance to work on our roof. We have no homeowner's insurance. The contractor has agreed to sign a waiver to protect us in case of an accident while he is working on our house. Will this protect us in the event that he is hurt on the job? Please explain what should be included in the waiver.
04/27/2009 | Category: Contracts | State: ALL | #16199How to end an Informal Operating Agreement and prevent entitlement to future ventures
I formed an LLC with 2 others. We drew up an informal operating agreement by hand together and signed it. They had rights to 34% of my profits on any new venture I was to do in the future. I wanted out 14 days later. They wouldn't let me out at first, but eventually I got out. All I have to show that I am out of the agreement is an email from each of them with a list of terms ...
04/27/2009 | Category: Contracts | State: ALL | #16170Can the employment agency charge me for a previous job 5 years ago?
I signed an agreement with an employment agency back in 2003 stating that I would pay the fee if the employer would not pay the fee. I didn't find a job through them back then, but became unemployed in 2008 and starting working with them again. I did just land a position and the employer will not pay the fee so the employment agency says I owe the fee because of the form I sig...
04/14/2009 | Category: Contracts | State: Ohio | #16011