Dear Friend, How would you
like to save hundreds, perhaps thousands of dollars in legal costs and lawyers' fees in
your day-to-day routine affairs?
How would you like to protect your legal
rights as a homeowner, landlord, consumer, creditor, borrower, small business owner,
employer or employee?
How would you like to make sure that your
personal assets are protected and your family is well taken care of in case something
happened to you?
How would you like to bring order to your
personal affairs and make them "legally correct" so that you'll have the full
protection of the law when you need it?
Let me give you some examples where a contract or
agreement has to be in written form in order to be valid.
- All real property transactions - sale, purchase, transfer or reconveyance -have to be in
written form.
- A lease or tenancy for a period greater than one year is generally required to be a
written agreement.
- Most borrowing or lending transactions whether secured or unsecured should spell out
terms and conditions in detail for the protection of both parties.
- Commonsense and prudence dictate that most business agreements ranging from forming a
partnership to the sale of a business must be written in precise language.
- By the same token, many employer-employee agreements should also be in the form of a
written contract. Such a contract, by defining responsibilities of each party, may head
off potential problems in the future.
- All powers of attorney - general or specific - have to be in writing.
- Even in your personal family matters, whether writing a Will, making a gift or entering
into marital contracts, the law requires that such agreements be in written form.
Get the Full Protection of the Law
In many cases, unless your agreement is in writing and precisely
worded, you may not have any recourse in a court of law.
Now you can have such protection without hiring the services
of an expensive lawyer. The Legal Forms Kit has dozens of tear-out,
fill-in-the-blanks contracts and agreements for most common types of business and
personal transactions. These forms are organized under eleven different categories with an
easy-to-follow index. The Kit explains to you in simple language how and where
these forms can be used. In many cases, we've included optional forms that you may want to
use to achieve a desired result. In other words, you can use a particular form as it is or
you can adapt it to meet your specific needs.
Various Situations Where You Can Use the Kit
Let me show you some other typical situations in
which the Legal Forms Kit can save you money and protect your interests.
As
an owner of real property, if you wish to transfer, convey or sell property, the Legal
Forms Kit has all the forms you need. Grant Deed. Warranty Deed. Deed of Trust. Quit Claim
Deed. General Form of Contract for Sale of Real Property. Option to Buy. Forms to put or
remove a lien or reconvey the property.
If
you're a landlord of residential or commercial property,the Kit has the forms that allow
you to conduct your day-to-day business: Month-to-Month Tenancy Agreement. Lease
Agreement. Rent Due Notice. Termination of Lease. Virtually everything you need to manage
your real estate without having a lawyer on retainer.
If
you own a small business, the Kit can help you with: General Business Agreements. Buy/Sell
Agreement. Bill of Sale. UCC Financing Statement. Agreement for Sale of Business.
Financial Worksheets. Conditional Sales Contract. Consignment Agreement. The Legal Forms
Kit can actually be the tool you need for the smooth, day-to-day operation of your
business.
Partnership
Agreement. Form a simple business partnership. Use the model form in the Kit. Assign or
sell a partnership interest. Sever a partnership. Now you can save hundreds of dollars by
using these precisely-worded, all-encompassing forms.
As an employer, the Legal Forms Kit is an essential guide to keep you in compliance with
various state and federal labor laws: Employment Application. Employment Agreement.
Independent Contractor Agreement. Agreement with a Consultant. Employee Confidentiality
Agreement. Employee Non-Compete Agreement. Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance.
Termination of Employment.
In
your dealings with a bank or lender, you'll need an income statement or balance sheet. The
Kit has pro-forma worksheets that you can fill in.
To help
you collect what's owed to you, the Kit has forms ranging from Consumer/Business Credit
Application to Final Notice Before Legal Action. Other forms: Request for Payment. Notice
of Overdue Account. Transmittal for Collection.
Power
of Attorney. Limited or general. Here are forms you may need to authorize someone to act
in your behalf. For instance, allow your agent to sell a particular stock or close an
escrow while you're away. Or grant him unlimited broad powers to handle all your
transactions.
Contract
for Sale of Personal Property. Contract to Sell an Automobile. Bill of Sale. Buying and
Selling Goods. Option to Purchase Personal Property. Now you can get the full protection
of the law by using these forms in your transactions. You can avoid the costly
misunderstandings of a verbal agreement.
In
your personal area, you'll be able to use forms for which attorneys routinely charge
hundreds of dollars: Basic Will. Codicil. Antenuptial Agreement. Postnuptial Agreement.
Separation Agreement. Deed of Gift. Gift to Minor. There's even a form for you to prepare
a Living Will or one that allows you to donate organs or body for transplant or medical
research.
Let's face it. Most common transactions do not require the
services of an expensive attorney. Buying or selling your home. Leasing it to a tenant.
Collecting your rent or evicting a tenant for nonpayment. Assigning a power of attorney to
a friend while you're on a vacation. Making a gift to your son. Selling your automobile.
Setting up a simple partnership agreement. Hiring and firing your employees. Now you can
have at your fingertip all the forms you need to carry on your day-to-day affairs and have
the benefit of a written document that spells out the terms and obligations of the parties.
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