need home improvement construction contract Edison 6/18/2007 3:23:02 PM Please provide me with a home improvement construction contract if you have one.

Re: need home improvement construction contract "Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman[ at ]verizon.net> 6/18/2007 4:21:56 PM Edison wrote: [Quoted Text] > Please provide me with a home improvement construction contract if > you have one. Don't even think of using a contract form that doesn't match your exact situation. The laws regarding such contracts vary from one state to another, and may vary with the identities of the people agreeing to it. For example, the laws of the state of Indiana require certain specific wording in order for the contract to be enforceable -- see http://www.kemplegal.com/Home_Improvement_Contracts.htm. Other states will have other requirements. If you make a mistake, and something goes wrong that requires taking the parties into court, you may find that a do-it-yourself contract is worthless. This is one of many cases in which the advice of a local attorney is worth a reasonable fee, to avoid large losses later. Quoting http://www.repair-home.com/son/making_contractors_write.html, "The best money you'll spend in a renovation job is on an experienced real estate attorney to write and negotiate your contract." -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.

Re: need home improvement construction contract "Charles W Davis" <Anthemwebs[ at ]lvcoxmail.com> 6/19/2007 2:53:24 AM I was in the home improvement business for some 18 years. Get some professional advice. "Edison" <Edison[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:88E3183E-0A20-4D57-B47C-15F6E301ECFA[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Please provide me with a home improvement construction contract if you > have > one.