Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Massachusetts
is it illegal in Mass to have an automatic renewal clause in a real estate listing ageement
Asked on 6/02/10, 6:27 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Christopher Vaughn-Martel
Charles River Law Partners, LLC
I don't know why it would be illegal, so long as it has some way for the parties to terminate the contract at some agreed-upon point in time. In other words, an agreement that renewed over and over in perpetuity is probably void, but an agreement that reads something like - 'this agreement will automatically renew on ____, unless either party terminates this agreement in writing prior to that date' - is more likely to be valid.
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Answered on 6/02/10, 9:34 am