Legal Question in Construction Law in Washington
Are verbal agreements a binding contract
After getting a bid from a contractor, negotiating the price of 6000.00 and giving a deposit of 2000.00 the contractor is telling us that he has done 6000.00 worth of work, but has only done one third of what he agreed to do. There were 3 people besides the contractor present when the agreement of how much was to be done and what the cost would be. Is this a binding contract? Do I have to pay the balance of 4000.00 if he has not completed what he promised to do? Is there something I can do to protect myself?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Are verbal agreements a binding contract
Generally verbal agreement are a binding contract. However, the language acutally used become very important in a matter such as this. Further, if the contrator provided an estimate, the amount above the estimate may be owed.
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Good luck.
Matthew King
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