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After I bought a house, my lawyer did not send me a copy of the house contract?
ByI have been chasing up the house contract to my lawyer/conveyancer for 4 months. At first one of the employee there told me that they don’t normally send the contract, they usually keep it in their office but if I want a copy he can send it to me. So i waited but nothing came. I called again then another employee told me that it should be sent a month ago and could not do anything if it was lost in the mail. She said she cannot provide me another copy and told me why do i need the contract anyway. i then spoke to the actual lawyer and told me she will get a copy but it’s been more than a month but she’s still telling me that its on its way. How important is the house contract. is it worth calling them every week?
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3 Comments
September 7th, 2009 at 1:49 am
What is your “house contract”? Are you doing a rent-to-own deal? If it has anything to do with your financing, I would say it’s an important reference (in case of disputes or general questions). Otherwise it’s worthless.
September 8th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
There is something wrong here….
Did you “buy” the house or did you actuallly close on it yet?
If the house hasn’t closed yet, then yes, you need a copy of the contract.
If the house has closed, you NOT ONLY need copy of the final contract, but a copy of ALL of your closing paperwork.
I would handle this in one of two ways:
1. I would DRIVE to the attorney’s office and refuse to leave until they give you a CERTIFIED COPY (that’s different than a regular copy) of every contract/mortgage document that you signed.
….if they give you any lip service about it, tell them..
2. “If I have to leave here again without a copy, my next phone call is going to The Bar Association,” because I would wager that is an ethical violation.
It doesn’t matter whyyou want a copy, a better question is whyare they AVOIDING giving you a copy.
September 12th, 2009 at 4:17 am
The lawyer is responsible for providing you with copies of loan documents and any documents related to the transfer of title of the property. Your Realtor can provide you with a copy of the contract. If you didn’t use a Realtor, you should have a copy of the contract already. The law firm does have a copy, and should be able to give you a copy, but I always make sure I give my clients a clean copy of all contract docs before closing occurs.