Legal Question in Construction Law in Illinois

signed a proposal

I signed a contractor's proposal 3 months ago but did not date it, nor did I send in the deposit for the work to be done.

Now I don't want to use him as he has an unsatisfactory BBB rating. Am I legally obligated to carry this out? (The form does not state that it's a contract; it begins with ''we propose...''

Thank you.


Asked on 1/10/07, 5:19 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Zedrick Braden III Ainsworth & Associates PC

Re: signed a proposal

Hello. My answer is no. In my opinion you have no obligations under this offer that you made. It never

materialized into a contract because there was no consideration, among other things, since you did not deposit money for the work. However, I would watch the situation carefully

just in case the other side decides

to file a frivolous lawsuit. Will be happy to discuss this with you further and in more detail.

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Answered on 1/12/07, 3:14 am


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