Legal Question in Consumer Law in Pennsylvania

Contract law - type size

is there a minimum type (point) size for contracts?

thanking you in advance


Asked on 12/14/05, 7:15 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

William Marvin Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C.

Re: Contract law - type size

Not as such, in the sense of a requirement for all types of contracts. In different settings, there are various regulations which may set a minimum, such as finance contracts, auto sales, home improvement, and certain types of clauses may have to be "conspicuous."

Pennsylvania has a Plain Language law that says consumer contracts should have a typeface and size that is "easy to read" but it doesn't specify a size. This statute is also riddled with exceptions so it's not all that much help. It doesn't make the offending contract invalid.

You can read this statute at http://members.aol.com/StatutesPA/73.Cp.37.html

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Answered on 12/14/05, 9:33 am


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