Cooling off periods on contracts

Ekka · 20th February 2007, 02:58 AM

What do you know of them, do you have them, are you obliged to have them?

Some State laws actually over ride your contracts, customer can sign but have a period of grace to reverse their decision, any deposit paid refunded.

a_lopa · 20th February 2007, 03:12 AM

I know that you can put 10% on top of a qouted price,getting the $$$ would be another thing.

JayD · 20th February 2007, 04:13 PM

Hi,
I know that for contractual work your deposit/show of good faith what ever you want to call goes by how much the job is worth. I think and don't quote me because as I’m digging into the murk (that’s my memory) with this up to $10.ooo your allowed to ask for 10% and over $10.000 5%, cool off would be controlled ultimately by state law, but I don't think its rude to keep your time from the deposit, your time it takes to do the quote...this I think is fair once the customer accepts the quote and contracted with you and pulls out because Joe blow cuts your throat by whatever. Down here it's generally by $50 bucks to ask for your time for writing up the contract, but we all have to abide by the law, so maybe a quick call to a lawyer or consumers affairs just to find out legally where you stand, before you end up hanging by your short and curlies. Hope this helps.

20th February 2007, 02:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
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20th February 2007, 03:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
a_lopa Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Drouin Posts: 876	I know that you can put 10% on top of a qouted price,getting the $$$ would be another thing. __________________ Free Tree Industry Link Directory Drouin tree lopping, land clearing and stump removals

20th February 2007, 04:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
JayD Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 940	Cooling off Period Hi, I know that for contractual work your deposit/show of good faith what ever you want to call goes by how much the job is worth. I think and don't quote me because as I’m digging into the murk (that’s my memory) with this up to $10.ooo your allowed to ask for 10% and over $10.000 5%, cool off would be controlled ultimately by state law, but I don't think its rude to keep your time from the deposit, your time it takes to do the quote...this I think is fair once the customer accepts the quote and contracted with you and pulls out because Joe blow cuts your throat by whatever. Down here it's generally by $50 bucks to ask for your time for writing up the contract, but we all have to abide by the law, so maybe a quick call to a lawyer or consumers affairs just to find out legally where you stand, before you end up hanging by your short and curlies. Hope this helps.

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