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Another solution is to make the law stiff and closed. In France we have a labour law that codifies everything. There is no place for negotiation and for a typi
by BrandoElFollito 4y ago
Another solution is to make the law stiff and closed.
In France we have a labour law that codifies everything. There is no place for negotiation and for a typical contract you barely need to read it as it has to be according to the law. Notice period, vaction, all this is fixed.
Same when you buy a house. You get a contract that is always the same and where you cannot put unexpected clauses.
There are more similar cases so the everyday life of a generic citizen is legally predictable.
- MichaelZuo 4y agoSurely not every house? There are thousands of edges cases surrounding real property, so I can't imagine the standard contract has thousands of clauses.
- BrandoElFollito 4y agoI do not know about every case of course, but in any case I know it was a long read ay the notary office where the content was the same each time. I owned three apartments and it was all the same every time. My brother bought two houses - same. Similar for friends. I am not sure what can vary from house to house which is not handled by the regulation. The pre-contract and contract elements are all very strict (who pays what, what the engagements are and it is not negotiable), the the house must adhere to the code except when listed, there is a time where you can raise issues that must be fixed etc. To be clear, I do not doubt that there are edge cases but in the, say, 50 cumulated cases I know of there has never been a deviation from the standard contract. The value of the notary in France is to gather evidence, check that everything is there and read the contract over an hour or so. If it was more digitalized, I think we could bypass that part entirely for standard purchases.