New Jersey Contracts Legal Questions

Your rights are governed by the contract.  If there is a force majeure clause in the agreeement then the agreement might direct what would happen in the event that the quarantine continues to June.  You might consider having a lawyer review the agreement and potentially contact the venue on your behalf to see what could be done.   Lou Russo www.russolaw-llc.com... Read More

The answer depends upon many things one of which is what legislators will do in response to the virus.  But from a contractual persective, you can always negotiate a contract.  If you sign that new contract, your rights under the previous one would likely be extinguished so be careful to read it carefully before executing.  You should consider having an attorney review the former agreement and the new contract so you can have a full understanding of what you are agreeing to and you associated rights under the governing law.   Best, Lou Russo www.russolaw-llc.com lrusso@russolaw-llc.com 919-262-1101... Read More

What does your contract say?  Did it give you the right to cancel within a certain period of time? Did it provide for deposits to be non-refundable in whole or part?  If your contract was silent on these issues, a court would have to determine what the two of you intended. If your contract did not give you the right to cancel, it would seem to have been a breach of contract for you to do so, which would entitle your seller to damages he incurred from the breach.  These damages might be nothing, if the seller has one boat and can sell to someone else for the same price without incurring any further cost, but they might be the amount of profit the seller lost on the sale, which may be more or less than your deposit. However, you apparently believe that you had the oontractual right to cancel.  If you had the right to cancel at any time, then a court is likely (not guaranteed, particularly since there may be other circumstances I don't know about) to conclude that the deposit was intended to be non-refundable, or else what purpose would it serve, if you could cancel at any time and get your deposit back?... Read More

I believe the contract is enforceable  While there is a rule of law that a contract procured by duress is not enforceable, I don't think that rule applies here.  Although you claim you were "forced" to sign the contract, the laser tag had the right to ask you to sign the waiver before it allowed your daughter to enjoy its facilities, and you had  right and the ability to refuse, with the only consequence being that your daughter could not go to a birthday party. ... Read More

Most contacts don't even have to be written to be enforceable, and only a very few have to be notarized.  I see no reason why this simple loan contract would have to be notarized.  The problem is that, without a notary, it will be more difficult (but by no means impossible) for you to prove that the other party signed the contract, should they dispute it.... Read More

If there was a written contracted, and the parties signed the contract, one party cannot modify the contract after that without the consent of all parties.  So if the terms differ materially from was was agreed to then you can ask for enforcement of the contract that everyone agreed to.     ... Read More

You can try to get the dealership to rescind the contract, but if you have signed it, you are bound by it.  If the price you are paying now is not what you thought it was going to be in the contract you signed, then you might be able to cancel the contract based on fraud or change in the terms.  ... Read More

Slander is very difficult to prove.  You would have to be able to prove the source of the misinformation, the monetary loss that you suffered, and connect the misinformation and the loss.  There is a really good article in the New Jersey Lawyer that you might find helpful.  Social Media Slander  ... Read More

You can make pretty much whatever separate contract you want with your daughter and son-in-law, including that you will not be responsible if they divorce or one should die, but no such agreement will bind the apartment owner.  The owner is agreeing to sell or lease (it's not clear from your question) only upon condition that you co-sign for the financing.  You can agree to different terms with your daughter and son-in-law that will give you the right to go after them if the owner sues you, but you can't compromise the owner's rights by an agreement to which he/she/it is not a party.... Read More

You rented a lawyer?  What? If  your question is about hiring a dj and whether your deposit is refundable or not, it depends on your agreement with the dj.  If you didn't cover this eventuality in your agreement (it doesn't matter whether it was in writing or not), then it might come down to what is the custom in the industry - is the deposit refundable or not.... Read More

I'm not sure form what you've written what you question would be.  Many contracts have an automatic renewal provision that will allow for an older contract to be remewed unless one party says not to do so.  Even though the old contract is from 2008, if you are both complying with the terms of the contract, then perhaps it has such a provision.... Read More

Get a copy of the warranty and see if there is an exclusion for road salt.  Depending on where the corrosion has occurred that might be excluded.  With that low amount of mileage, there should not be that much corrosion and if it occurs, it might be because that part was not corectly finished with the corrosion protection.... Read More

You can certainly try to bring a case against the microwave company for the damages.  they may claim that it was faulty wiring that caused a power surge, or that you put something in the mircowave that was not able to go into the microwave, or some other defense to them paying damages.  If you caused a fire - even if it was because of the microwave, the landlord does not have to return your deposit.... Read More