Contracts???

[castaneda_lawn]

Wow,, its been a hole year since i havent visited this forum....man i truly missed it. Hi guys I dont know if you all remember me...anyways....

I have a new customer that want me to do her lawn she doesnt trust us "lawn service companies" so she want a contract made... I have never had a customer request a contract on a residential lawn...can you guys help me write one?? these are the things i will be doing at her home:

Weekly Mowing Front & Back Yard.
Weeding Beds-Front & Back Yard.
Shrub Trimming-Front & Back Yard.
Minor Tree Trimming-When Needed


She also wants me to add something about winter and summer grass......i dont like this part because she wants one price and she wants that price to stick for all the times we do this....prices change this one wont....Thanks in advance guys...and gals...Rene

[Scott]

where are you located?

I'd love to have all my residentials on a yearly contract with winter rye. It's so much easier that way for billing too. You know what's coming in monthly.

what kinda trees/shrubs does she have, how many and how big?
Will you be hauling away or leaving it at the curb?

what about ferts!!!? work the ferts in!!!

[castaneda_lawn]

Originally posted by Scott
where are you located?

I'd love to have all my residentials on a yearly contract with winter rye. It's so much easier that way for billing too. You know what's coming in monthly.

what kinda trees/shrubs does she have, how many and how big?
Will you be hauling away or leaving it at the curb?

what about ferts!!!? work the ferts in!!!

im in AZ

she has about 15 of them...less than 2 feet in height...i cant recall the name of them right now...ill look it up later..as ferts are you refering to fertilizer?? because we let the customer buy their own fert...and we charge them for putting it down....

[castaneda_lawn]

September 27, 2003
Castañeda Lawn Service
*************
************,AZ


Agreement for lawn service

This agreement entered into between Genaro Castañeda-Castañeda Lawn Service and J** S*****commencing on October 4, 2003 and continuing thereafter as long as both parties are satisfied. Each agreeing to give either party a 30-day notice of intention to change or terminate contract.

Castañeda Lawn Service agrees to mow (Front & Back), hedge shrubs (Front & Back), edge, minor tree trimming (When Needed), weed (existing beds) and blow off concrete surfaces at customers address & or their company address for a monthly fee of $200.00

Any extra services will be agreed upon in advance between J***** S*****and Castañeda Lawn Service on a jobber basis.

J**S**** agrees to furnish materials other than lawn equipment such as pine straw, mulch, fertilizers, plants and etc. at their expense. Unless specified different in contract above.


Anything else added to this document should be added here & if possible should be typed in but if clearly written is ok but make sure all additions & or revisions should be initialized by both parties next to additions & or revisions. Take every thing in bold letters delete & fill in all under lines. Remove this paragraph when making original document.


------------------------------------------------
Owner or manager name & date


----------------------------------------------------------
Genaro Castañeda-Castañeda Lawn Service





this is what i have so far.....anything else i should add or change other than what is needed like the name of the customer..address

do you guys have some advice on rewording this....any would help....based on what i said she wanted in it?? thanks BTW im using a free contract that is listed on the forum in the free page...thanks to who ever wrote it...very much...thank you

[MortNuke]

In the first sentence of the second paragraphh, "Hedge Shrubs" caught my eye. Should this be "Trim schrubs/hedges"?

Mort

[castaneda_lawn]

yeah i know.....i corrected it on my puter' but not on here....anyone else have any input?? thanks guys

[mikeslawnservice]

blow off concrete surfaces at customers address & or their company address for a monthly fee of $200.00

Leave out the "&" part because if they want you to mow another one of their properties, if they have any, you said you would do it all for $200.00. It is extremely unlikely but you never want to take that chance.

[mikeslawnservice]

Be as specific as possible when dealing with a contract.

[castaneda_lawn]

i know im suppose to put the adress of the customer there..but for security purposes i didnt...this 200.00 charge is for one property only....we would make another contract for another property...we would never charge 200.00 for 2 properties...thats just crazy considering the size of those houses..... thanks you guys