Lawn Agreements

[Skydragon750]

Where's the best web site to get a lawn agreement to go by when making your own.

 

[Ric]

Where's the best web site to get a lawn agreement to go by when making your own.

I assume your talking about a Lawn contract/maintenance agreement.

 

[Skydragon750]

Yes

 

[Skydragon750]

Yes tired of these dead beat payers. At least with a agreement there is something to stand on and not just spoken word.

 

[Ric]

Yes tired of these dead beat payers. At least with a agreement there is something to stand on and not just spoken word.

Personally I don't think they're any better than a spoken word. Nine times out ten there not enforceable so there not worth the paper there wrote on. If the client doesn't want to pay you there's nothing you can do about it but move on to somebody that will. I've often thought there should be some type of online listings that one could list the dead beat payers so other business would know.

 

[exotion]

Just make one that says people agree to certain service worth so much per month/ week make it so both sign it plus either a witness signiture or have the client give you first payment and use that check number as the witness signiture.

This is enforcable as a small claims judge sees fit. A notory is best though difficult when you need the notory every time you try to get a signature

 

[Ric]

Just make one that says people agree to certain service worth so much per month/ week make it so both sign it plus either a witness signiture or have the client give you first payment and use that check number as the witness signiture.

This is enforcable as a small claims judge sees fit. A notory is best though difficult when you need the notory every time you try to get a signature

The problem you have is that it will cost you more going to court and going through the whole procedure plus your time loss that you'll send in court than what the person owes you, legal or not. It's not worth doing, that's why I say contracts are a joke. It cost you less money just to chalk it up and move on.

 

[Skydragon750]

So what about for doing a business grounds such as a gas station, car lot or mom and pop store. Looks better having it than none cause I know nobody is doing a commercial yard without a contact / agreement. I do plan on looking for commerical business in 2015.

 

[Ric]

So what about for doing a business grounds such as a gas station, car lot or mom and pop store. Looks better having it than none cause I know nobody is doing a commercial yard without a contact / agreement. I do plan on looking for commerical business in 2015.

That's going to depend on the money or bid that commercial account goes out for. My son works for an outfit that does the Harley shop here and they're getting like $5000 a month for it and if your talking about that kind of money sure a contract would be nice and it would be done by a law firm that does that kinda thing. As far residential though I wouldn't waste my time with contracts.

 

[exotion]

The problem you have is that it will cost you more going to court and going through the whole procedure plus your time loss that you'll send in court than what the person owes you, legal or not. It's not worth doing, that's why I say contracts are a joke. It cost you less money just to chalk it up and move on.

He asked how that's all. I actually work with a local collections agency and they made my contracts for me so if people don't pay I can sell the agency their debt for %25 of the total owed. Works pretty well I just sold one ladys debt of $350 for like $80 ya I lost money but its worth it to make sure she doesn't get away with cheating people