Apartment renovation agreement: with an individual, form

Contract for apartment renovation - the main document necessary for formalizing the relationship between the customer and the contractor. The conclusion of the contract is exclusively beneficial to both partiesso don't forget to sign it. This legal the document contains all the essential conditions for the provision of repair services - cost, volume and types of work, deadlines, responsibility of the parties.

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A clear statement of the terms in the text of the transaction establishes the obligations of the parties to each other:

The contractor (foreman) is obliged to carry out repairs with high quality and on time, and the customer (owner) is obliged to accept the work performed and pay their cost on time.
The presence of a properly executed agreement on the repair of an apartment will avoid disputes and conflict situations, and will also make it difficult for the parties to evade their obligations.

What is a contract for?

If, when choosing between a construction company, an individual entrepreneur and an individual as a contractor for the provision of apartment renovation services, you settled on the latter, you should not refuse to conclude an agreement, because it has legal force regardless of the status of the signatories.

Many, when starting a repair, are primarily concerned about reducing the cost and speeding up its implementation, while certain issues of organizing the process remain unresolved.

Before the start of repair work, it rarely occurs to the inhabitants to take care of clearly fixing the way to resolve some issues:

who purchases and delivers the necessary building materials to the facility;
how is the accounting of funds spent on the purchase of materials;
How is work accepted?
what document confirms the fact of payment;
in which cases the contractor is liable for defects and shortcomings of the repair.

By concluding a competent contract with an indication of the conditions that are important for you to carry out repair work, you will protect yourself from the troubles associated with the unwillingness of the party to the contract to bear responsibility.

Preferring to “deal with emerging problems as they arise,” apartment owners often face the refusal of work contractors to be held responsible for certain circumstances. For example, for damage caused by negligence to the property of the customer or neighbors, failure to ensure the safety of building materials, purchase and use of low-quality materials in work. If there is no contractual relationship between the customer and the contractor, it will be difficult to protect your rights or claim damages.

What conditions need to be written?

According to the current legislation, the terms of transactions are divided into essential (mandatory to be indicated in the text) and additional (prescribed at the request of the parties).

Consider all the basic conditions for a contract for the repair of an apartment, concluded between individuals.

Essential conditions

Mandatory conditions include:

Subject of the contract

A clear description (types, scope and content) of the work for which the contract was concluded.

Turnaround time

Repair start and end dates are required. If the work is carried out in stages, the start and end dates of each stage are prescribed.

Additional terms

The following points are prescribed in the contract at the request of the customer.

Contractor's reporting to the customer

If there is an agreement that the contractor himself purchases the necessary building materials, it would be useful to provide for his obligation to provide the customer with the original sales receipts and receipts confirming the expenditure of funds for the purchase of materials.

Cost of work

It does not apply to essential conditions, but it is recommended to indicate prices either in the text of the contract or in the attached estimate. If the contract does not contain an indication of the cost, then, in accordance with the law, the average prices established in the region for the performance of similar work are applied.

Acceptance of work performed

It is better to clearly state this condition in the text of the contract, since, according to the law, this process is drawn up in a separate document - an act that is signed by both the customer and the contractor. In the absence of an act, if necessary (for example, in court), it will be impossible to prove the fact that the work was completed and accepted by the customer.

Work guarantee

According to article No. 724 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, the minimum warranty period for all work performed is 2 years. But no one forbids specifying a period longer than specified in the law. A good master can give a guarantee of up to 5 years!

Responsibility of the parties

The importance of including this condition in the contract does not require explanation. At your discretion, you can prescribe in which cases liability arises (violation of the terms of the transaction, delay in fulfilling obligations, etc.), the amount of damages (for example, a fixed sum of money or a percentage of the total contract price), set the amount of a fine or penalty.

Validity

Many mistakenly believe that the contract is valid only within the time frame prescribed in it. This is not true. The contract clearly indicates the date of completion of the work, but if the repair was not completed by this day, the contract continues to be valid on the same terms (with a delay in performance) until all obligations under it are fulfilled in full by both parties.

Dispute Resolution

It is important to indicate ways to resolve disputes.

Grounds and procedure for termination

It happens that the parties cannot continue cooperation for one reason or another. To do this, it is necessary to provide for the procedure for terminating the contract.

Final provisions and signing of the document

The conclusion prescribes all previously undescribed circumstances, ways to amend the contract and the list of accompanying documentation.

The law prescribes that contracts be concluded between individuals with a transaction value of more than 10,000 (ten thousand) rubles in a simple written form that does not require certification by a notary or otherwise.

Handwritten signing is a sufficient confirmation that the transaction is concluded legally competently.

estimate

If the list of work performed is extensive, it makes sense to draw up a detailed estimate indicating their types and cost. It is attached to the contract and certified by the signatures of the customer and contractor. After signing the estimate, the established price can no longer be changed unilaterally.

The estimate should be as detailed as possible, indicating the types of work, their quantity, the cost per unit of measurement and the total cost!

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And here is what the completed estimate should look like:

Acceptance certificate

It is useful to approve a sample act of acceptance of work. This document is necessary to confirm that certain works were performed by the contractor and accepted by the customer. Also in the act, you can prescribe separate paragraph with the text of the receipt for receiving money from the contractor. If the works are accepted by the customer without comments and he is ready to pay their cost to the contractor, the fact of acceptance of the work and the fact of transfer of money to the contractor will be confirmed by one document.

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HELPFUL INFORMATION: Receipt for receiving money for apartment renovation: 6 samples

How to make changes to the contract and estimate?

It often happens that during the repair process, work appears that was not originally planned, or vice versa, something no longer needs to be done. In this regard, the scope of work, the total cost and even the timing of their implementation are changing.

All changes should be documented with additional agreement, which indicates the new cost of repairs, deadlines and approves a new version of the estimate. There can be several agreements: as many as you need during the repair process.

The agreement can be downloaded from link >>>

An additional agreement, as well as a contract, may have accompanying documentation (appendices).

HELPFUL INFORMATION: Additional agreement to the agreement on the repair of an apartment: a sample, how to draw up

Helpful Design Tips

Here are some tips to help you get the contract right:

Full passport details of both parties are mandatory.
We must not forget to indicate the address of the apartment in which the repair is being done.
All appendices to the contract must be signed by both parties.

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A sample of a standard contractor agreement, as well as templates of the act of acceptance of work performed and estimates for repair work, drawn up as annexes to it, can be downloaded from the link:

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Comments:

Julia

And if I entered into an agreement for the repair of an apartment with a master, but the apartment belongs to my husband and is registered in his name (I’m not even registered in it), my data is indicated in the agreement, not my husband’s. Is such an agreement between individuals valid if the case goes to court?

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  Hello!
  
  Such an agreement is valid. Moreover, the court will not consider the fact that the apartment belongs, since the subject of the contract is repair services. Therefore, all disputes will be considered precisely in terms of the quality, volume and timing of the RENDERED SERVICES. Where these services are provided does not matter. In addition, the apartment belongs to your family, so, logically, any adult family member has the right to be a customer of the SERVICES.
  
  Happy repairs!
  
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Natalia

And what can you advise if the work has already been completed, without a contract. The job cost about $200,000. I owe 18 thousand. A month later, there are already cracks on the walls. Masters demand money. How to be? Guarantees for the work done are only in words.

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  Natalia, hello!
  You can write a written claim to the quality of the work performed and demand the correction of deficiencies at the expense of the performers. But most likely your repairmen will ignore it. Then you need to go to court and since you do not have a contract, you will have to prove with the help of witnesses that these people really worked for you, you really paid them for that, and they did exactly the work that you have claims. I can tell you from experience that it is extremely difficult. For the guys in the court can say:
  -Yes, we worked in this apartment, nailed baseboards. The cost of work is 2 thousand rubles. We didn't do the rest.
  And you won't get anything from them...
  And if there was a contract, everything would be documented. And the guarantee, and the scope of work, and the amounts and terms.
  I hope next time you will not neglect the contract, estimates and closing documents. Happy repairs! 🙂
  
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Elena

It is really necessary to conclude a contract, I was convinced of this from my own experience. At first I hired a team on the recommendation of friends and they did not complete the bathroom renovation, just one fine day they did not show up for work. The deposit, of course, remained with them.After that, I immediately told all the workers that either they should work with the contract or not at all.

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Olga

Hello, thank you very much for the article. She herself was faced with the need to conclude an agreement with a private trader, during the construction of a bathhouse in the country. I heard from friends and colleagues about the unreliability of private workers, but it is much more expensive to conclude an agreement with an organization. Therefore, I decided to independently study the legal aspects of this issue, since there is neither desire nor opportunity to overpay, and the services of a lawyer are also not cheap. The question turned out to be simple and quick, I recommend you not to be afraid. Feel free to download the contract (of course, you should still read it before that), finalize and coordinate with your workers.

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Alexander

If the master is familiar and does nothing at all, then you can do without papers. But if we are talking about serious work and money, then only a contract. Now even well-known companies are fooling customers, with a contract they can at least show something.

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Marina

A very important moment is the signing of the contract, often I find out from friends and neighbors that they made repairs very unsuccessfully, they found a team on an ad with promises to do everything inexpensively and efficiently, and as a result, money, nerves, and disappointment were spent. The contract, the most basic component of the future repair, where everything is clearly described, the document has legal force in case of various force majeure situations

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Alexei

I would like to thank you very much for your site. Downloaded an example contract. Everything is detailed, clear and accessible! All the necessary documents are in one file.

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  Thanks Alexey! 🙂
  
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novel

Please tell me if the room is being renovated at the expense of the management company, it hires a contractor. According to the act of the bay due to a leak in the roof. Then there will be an act of work performed, what to look for when signing it.

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  Hello Roman!
  Ask the manager to show you an estimate for redecorating your room. The act must indicate all the work that the contractor performed. If the ceiling is cleaned, then primed, puttied, sanded and then painted 2 times, then everything should be spelled out in the act:
  Cleaning the ceiling - 12 square meters - 60 rubles per square meter - Amount = 720 rubles
  And so on for each type of work that you will produce.
  If the act says: Repair of the room - 1 set - 10,000 rubles per set - Amount = 10,000 rubles, then in case of poor performance of work in any court you will not be able to prove that the repair was performed poorly. Since the court will not be able to understand exactly what work was performed, to what extent, and the examination will not be able to verify the implementation of each stage. Therefore, a detailed estimate is always drawn up first and work is carried out on it, the act of work performed serves as confirmation that you accept the work indicated in it (according to the estimate). If at least one work has not been completed or you do not agree with its quality, then you have the right not to sign the act, or immediately indicate in writing that you accept all works except those listed, and then put your signature.
  To summarize: The act should describe in detail all the operations performed, their number, volume and cost. You must transfer all claims and comments to the contractor before signing the act, preferably in writing. Only after the elimination of all shortcomings, the act is signed and the contract is considered fulfilled, and the work is accepted.
  
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Victor

If the issue price is 10-20t.r, then you can count on trust, but if the estimate is 500-800t.r, I'm sorry ...)) In general, this is the best contract I've seen. Thank you.

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- ibuilder.decorexpro.com/en/
  
  Thank you Victor! This contract template has been used for more than one year when formalizing the relationship between the master and the customer.
  
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Anton Vitalievich

Trust plays an important role in shaping human relationships, but you should not forget about your own safety. Moreover, there are a lot of scammers, and money, as you know, does not fall from heaven!

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Lina

I did not conclude such an agreement, always business relations were based on trust.

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