How much would it cost for a lawyer to write up a draft contract for me. It's for an apartment rental agency so the 2 parties will sign when they confirm. Is there a way to download one free?
You can write it yourself, if you know what you want it to say.
If you download a form for 20 bucks, that may help give you ideas on what sorts of things you want to discuss in the contract. But downloading and signing one without reading it and deciding if you want those things, seems a lot less logical then just agreeing with the other side on what you can think of and writing it in plain english.
e.g. A contract to sell arba minim, written by a layperson:
Contract to sell arba minimHenche will sell Dan's arba minim. Dan will supply arba minim for sale, and henche will sell and will receive a 10% commission on all sales. If any are left, henche may return them for full credit. Henche has full discretion on setting price, so long as it is at least 1% above Dan's price. If henche or Dan wish to cancel, they may on 1 day's notice. Henche may not sell for anyone else this year, even if he cancels this deal. However, if Dan cancels, then henche may sell for someone else.
See, the contract above is probably binding in any state. It has bilateral consideration (henche is giving up right to sell for anyone else, Dan is agreeing to let henche sell for at least 1 day.). And anyone could have written it, as long as they thought of what they want the deal to be.
