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  • 10-26-2008, 11:51 AM
    rx3864
    Do I Have to Pay the Notary Fees?
    My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: N/A

    Hi,

    I was interested in renting a commercial property and I contacted the landlord. I saw the lease and the terms were very unfavorable for me. I had to go back and forth with the landlord and try to make her take away or modify some of the terms. The landlord hired a lawyer to draft a customized lease. Amongst the clauses, there was one that stated: the tenant will be responsible to pay for the lawyer fees for customizing the lease.

    Even with the new lease, the terms are still very unfavorable. So I decided not to rent it anymore.

    Now, the lawyer is chasing after me for the lawyer fees. I'm not the official tenant and I didnt sign the lease, should I be held responsible for the lawyer fees? Please help.

    Thank you.
  • 10-26-2008, 01:33 PM
    jk
    Re: Do I Have to Pay the Notary Fees?
    if the new lease was what you agreed to, yes, I would expect you to pay the fees for the writing of the contract. It was at your request to have this done, in essence.

    If the contract was not what you had agreed to verbally and the LL would not alter the contract to agree to those terms, then no.
  • 10-26-2008, 02:34 PM
    525601minutes
    Re: Do I Have to Pay the Notary Fees?
    Your title asks about paying the notary but your post is about paying the lawyer. Notary publics do not give legal advice and are not allowed to do so by law in most states.
  • 10-26-2008, 03:05 PM
    rx3864
    Re: Do I Have to Pay the Notary Fees?
    Ooops you're right. My title is wrong. It should be lawyer fees and not notary fees.
    So do you think that I should pay for them?

    Thanks
  • 10-26-2008, 05:10 PM
    525601minutes
    Re: Do I Have to Pay the Notary Fees?
    No - you did not hire the lawyer - the landlord is the one who contacted the lawyer to make changes to a lease that was never executed. The landlord is responsible to pay for the lawyer's services.
  • 10-26-2008, 05:31 PM
    yesterdaycalls
    Re: Do I Have to Pay the Notary Fees?
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    Quoting 525601minutes
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    No - you did not hire the lawyer - the landlord is the one who contacted the lawyer to make changes to a lease that was never executed. The landlord is responsible to pay for the lawyer's services.

    quoted for truth

    you didnt by chance ask her to get a lawyer to draft the contract did you?
    if you did, you maybe held accountable by a court.

    however, it sounds like she did it all on her own and if thats the case, she foots the bill. just ignore her and dont sign anything from her or for her. act like it never happened.
  • 10-26-2008, 06:31 PM
    rx3864
    Re: Do I Have to Pay the Notary Fees?
    That's what I was thinking too. Since there wasn't anything signed, I shouldn't be responsible for the lawyer fee that the LL hired.

    The funniest part is that the lawyer is sending me a letter to ask me to pay for the fees. I asked him why should I pay. And the lawyer gave me a cheesy excuse that since I walked away from the deal, I am responsible.

    Thanks to all your replies. Much appreciated
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