Contracts:
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When a contract is usually surrounded imagine a lot of paperwork and only reserved for matters of some importance. However, we should be aware that such everyday issues as purchasing food, the services required of a locksmith or bus ticket or subway are in themselves so many contracts.
The contract is an agreement or arrangement between two or more parties, which each undertakes to comply with certain obligations.
For example, buying food, the seller assumes the obligation to deliver food in good condition, and the consumer, to pay the agreed price.
A contract can establish the conditions agreed by the parties, provided that such agreements do not go against it fixed by law. If something is not specified in the contract, the term also is governed by the law to rule. If the contract
is complex or some economic importance (for example, to purchase a home), seek the advice of a consumer association or a specialized professional (lawyer, economist, etc.)..
When involving notaries or brokers, have a duty to advise, so please ask all questions you might have or request information on contracts and obligations to be undertaken.
Why writing?
the contract should not be confused with the document or paper that is formalized. This is just proof that the contract has occurred.
But there is no need to sign contract a document, contracts can also be verbal. However, it is desirable to translate them in writing so that there are no problems when you have to prove that certain obligations were agreed. There are two types of written contracts:
• The public document, which involved a Minister of Public Fe (person attesting to the identity of the signatory, the date of signature and document content, without addressing if this is true or not), notary, broker or other public official. Thanks to her intervention, these documents have proven value that nobody can doubt.
Our Civil Code requires the constancy of certain public documents acts and contracts, including: contracts of sale of real estate, contracts of assignment of rights and contracts of incorporation.
• A private document is signed by the parties in presence, if you will, of witnesses (which also can be signed as such), but without the intervention of a notary public. This can carry a party denies having signed the contract, thus complicating a possible legal claim.
