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Pro tip: a 30 day notice clause in my $2,200 job contract almost ate my deposit
Signed a deal back in March for a side job and the cancellation part said they could kill it with 30 days notice, but I had to give 90. When they walked 6 weeks in, I was stuck holding 40 hours of pre-ordered parts and they owed me nothing. I crossed out the 90 and wrote in 30, then made them initial it before I'd start. The trick is to read the notice clause every single time because that's where the money hides. Anyone got a good way to word it so both sides match without the other guy bailing?
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the_daniel10h ago
Wait, they hit you with 6 weeks in and 40 hours of pre-ordered parts? That's brutal, and the fact they owed you zero for it is the part that gets me. You walked right into a one way clause where they could bail in a month and you were locked in for three. Good call crossing out the 90 and making them initial it, that paper trail is everything. For wording it fair, something like "either party may cancel with 30 days written notice" keeps it even both ways, and maybe add that parts already ordered get paid for. That last bit is where your money actually lives, not just the notice days. IDK how the other guy bails if the words are clear and you both sign it.
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