May 6, 2017
How many times have we run afoul of film producer Samuel Goldwyn’s famous maxim: “A verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s written on”? (I’ve certainly done it). And yet, isn’t life nicer, simpler when you don’t have to worry about creating a paper trail? Why not just trust the people you’re doing business with? Isn’t my word my bond? “Jared” had had the same attitude. Jared is an easy-going computer geek, more interested in creative problem-solving for his tech support clients than printing out every possible piece of paper to cross “t”s and dot “i”s. That said, Jared had a written lease for his office space, under which he was responsible for paying his share of real estate taxes. Last year, the taxes skyrocketed. So when he received the bill, he called the landlord (a college classmate) to work out a payment plan, instead of paying the taxes in a lump sum. Because they were friends, Jared didn’t confirm his agreement in writing, thinking the landlord agreed to the arrangement. Yet months later, the…
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