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Appreciation post: My freelance contract just hit 20 pages for the first time

It's for a simple website job, but the indemnity section has three full pages of dense legalese. Has anyone else had to push back on a clause that basically makes you liable for everything, even stuff the client does?
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johnkelly
johnkelly21h agoMost Upvoted
Always push back on that. Get a lawyer to help you rewrite it.
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brooke_foster51
My last lease tried to sneak in a clause about "routine maintenance fees" that could be up to $200 a month. I circled it, wrote "hell no" next to it, and my lawyer swapped it for the landlord covering anything under $500. Saved me a couple grand last year alone.
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phoenix358
phoenix35812h ago
Honestly I used to just sign stuff, but a bad clause cost me big once.
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