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What contracts are specifically required to be writing under the statute of frauds?
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∙ 9y ago
You might want to check with a State of Washington attorney, but according to an internet search, RCW 19.36.010 reads:
In the following cases, specified in this section, any agreement, contract and promise shall be void, unless such agreement, contract or promise, or some note or memorandum thereof, be in writing, and signed by the party to be charged therewith, or by some person thereunto by him lawfully authorized, that is to say: (1) Every agreement that by its terms is not to be performed in one year from the making thereof; (2) every special promise to answer for the debt, default, or misdoings of another person; (3) every agreement, promise or undertaking made upon consideration of marriage, except mutual promises to marry; (4) every special promise made by an executor or administrator to answer damages out of his own estate; (5) an agreement authorizing or employing an agent or broker to sell or purchase real estate for compensation or a commission.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 9y agoContracts where the valuation is for $500 or more, these types of contracts are required to be in writing under the statute of frauds.
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∙ 8y agoAny contract dealing with real property, such as the sale of land, must be in writing. Contracts for a term longer than a year must be in writing.
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The law requires contracts over 500 to be in writing.
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