Did you read the contract well before you sign it ??
By maggiewinner
@maggiewinner (106)
Canada
August 24, 2010 9:48pm CST
Recently, my husband and I plan to build a new house and we chose a construction company to build the house for us. But in their contrat, we find out there are a lot of clauses that just protect the constructor, but not us. We ask the constructor to modify the constract, otherwise we won't accept the projet. The constractor try to say all the clients sign the same contract without any complaint or comment. Do you believe that ? Do you sign a big contract without reading it carefully ?
2 responses
@gloryacam (5540)
• Philippines
25 Aug 10
Everybody should read the contract before signing it. The fact that your signature appears in it gives a presumption that you read the contents, understood them and agree to them. It would take a really good lawyer to prove that you had no idea what you were signing into. It is true that a lot of people do not read the contracts before signing, or that they have read them, but have not understood them well, which causes a lot of problems later on. It's important to read thoroughly, especially when the contract involves something big like a house. If you're unsure, try asking the help of your lawyer before signing anything because sometimes these contracts are tricky especially if prepared by lawyers with all their gobbledygook language.
@shia88 (4570)
• Malaysia
25 Aug 10
Hi,
I do agree some people don't bother to
read those thick contract and they just put their signature
there and that is.
My husband also bought a house and he did go through the contract
before he signed.
He brought the contract back home to read carefully.
It is best to have a proper reading on any document before
putting your signature,or else, you may regret in future.
