Repairs, especially major ones, are expensive and responsible events for the owner of the property. During construction and finishing works, it is necessary to observe “quiet hours”, remove the resulting garbage, and follow technical regulations.
But few people remember that, in addition to responsibilities, the owner of the property also has rights: for example, not to pay for poor repairs, demand that defects be corrected, refuse the services of the team at any time, and even carry out some alterations without approval.
Repairs are often a very complex process that involves at least two parties – the owner of the property (or his representative) and the workers.
If the repairs are major, with redevelopment, then the number of interested participants in the process will expand: it may be necessary to coordinate some bodies or utilities, the management company, as well as the participation of designers, designers, technical supervision.
At the same time, there are cases when the hired team took the money and disappeared or damaged expensive doors during their installation, flooded the neighbors, or delayed the repair for six months. Without written agreements, it can be difficult to receive compensation for damages or prove anything at all. To ensure that cooperation remains harmonious, it makes sense to draw up a contract.
A contract can be concluded with anyone: with a company, an individual entrepreneur, a self-employed person, or an ordinary individual. Moreover, if there are several contractors, you can draw up a contract with each of them. For example, with a designer – for a design project, with repairmen – for construction and finishing work.
For repair and finishing work, lawyers advise drawing up a contract by dividing it into blocks: conclude a contract for rough finishing on a turnkey basis, and then an additional agreement for finishing work.
Before signing a document, it is worth paying attention to such points as the scope of obligations, deadlines, and criteria for assessing the quality of work. The more specifically these three points are spelled out, the lower the likelihood of disputes arising in the future, in which the customer will have to prove his case.
