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LOOKING FOR MY LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY CONTRACTS?
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Green Industry Publications
CONTRACT FAQs
CONTRACT FAQs
CONTRACT FAQs
©1973-2008
Joelle Steele Enterprises
Updated:
07/27/08
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CONTRACTS & AGREEMENTS
FORMS & OTHER LEGAL DOCUMENTS
by Joelle Steele
The following legal contracts, agreements, and other forms and documents were written with attorney assistance and review, and include agreements for partnerships, employment, copyright assignment, book publishing, publishing services, Web site design, photography, model release, advertising insertion, and freelance services, as well as contracts for cohabitation/domestic partnership, premarital/prenuptial, residential rental and lease, space rental, and janitorial services. Also included is a human resource or personnel policy manual. All items are in
Word documents that you may customize for your own needs and to meet any laws in your city, county, state, or country.
PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU BUY
w QUESTIONS?
If you need a contract you don't see here or have questions about a contract, please read my
Contract FAQs and/or contact me at
joelle@joellesteele.com before you buy.
w GUARANTEE. All contracts are correctly written in plain English, have been reviewed and/or edited by an attorney specializing in contract law, are exactly as represented in the descriptions below, and contain all the necessary standard legal language regarding fees and payment terms, insurance, certification, licensing, arbitration, attorneys fees, jurisdiction, statutes of limitation, assignment, entire agreement,
severability, etc., as they apply to each specific contract.
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SAVING FILES.
Please save your contract to your hard drive as soon as you receive it, and also make a copy of it on a diskette or
CD for safekeeping before you customize it for your own use.
w LEGAL ADVICE.
You are advised to consult your attorney before using these or any other contracts you purchase over the Internet. Only your local attorney can ensure that they contain any language necessary to make them fully enforceable in your jurisdiction.
. . . SMALL BUSINESS . . . |
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General Partnership Agreement
Defines the partnership term, place of business, initial capital, capital withdrawals, profits and losses, books of account, fiscal year, accountings, time devoted to partnership, management and authority, partners' salaries or draws, net profits, withdrawal of partner, option to purchase terminated interest, purchase price of partnership interest, buy and sell on partner's death, duties of purchasing partner, dissolution, notices, consents and agreements, and "good will."
FRM-016, Word document, shipped via E-mail. $29.95
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Human Resource Manual
Personnel Policy Manual
for Small Business
A comprehensive yet highly affordable manual that contains more than 40 personnel policies to help you comply with federal labor laws, maintain authority, increase productivity, and gain respect and loyalty from your employees. Includes language for general administrative policies; personal conduct; compensation, benefits and reimbursements; employment practices; attendance and leaves of absence; insurance; licensing, and use of company vehicles. The HR manual is approximately 35 pages of unformatted text, which you may edit and typeset to meet your own needs. The
manual includes the Employment Forms (FRM-014, below), which are otherwise sold separately.
FRM-013, Word documents, shipped via E-mail. $59.95
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Employment Forms
This package includes eight basic employment forms: 2-page employment application, job start letter, job description format, new hire checklist, emergency information form, employee materials inventory, employee purchase requisition, and employee vacation request. All forms are in Word documents which you can customize to fit your company's needs.
FRM-014, Word documents, shipped via E-mail. $9.95
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Employment Agreement
Defines the job for new hires. Outline job duties and responsibilities, wages, hours of work, insurance, vacation, holidays, sick or personal leave, performance reviews, and terms of employment.
FRM-015, Word document, shipped via E-mail. $29.95
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. . . PUBLISHING & CREATIVE SERVICES . . . |
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Assignment of Copyright and All Other Rights
For any copyright owner who wishes to assign, transfer, or sell the copyright and all other rights in a work for a fee to any other person or entity. Outlines the work itself, its ownership, the assignment, transfer, and sale of the copyright and any other rights in the work, and any fees and terms for the assignment or transfer.
FRM-018, Word document, shipped via E-mail. $29.95
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Book Publishing
Agreement
For book publishers to define the relationship with their authors. Outlines the publishing terms, publishing rights, authorship/ownership, representations and warranties, content of the work, format and delivery of work, book production and publishing details, publisher's proofs, revisions to work, grant for illustrations, advance against royalties, domestic and international royalties, royalties for out-of-print works, payment of royalties, complimentary copies of the work,and unauthorized editions.
FRM-001, Word document, shipped via E-mail. $29.95
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Book Publishing
Services Agreement
For graphic designers, pre-press services, and subsidy/vanity publishing services to define the creative services they provide to authors who are self-publishing their books. Outlines the services (scope of work), hardcopy and softcopy edits and rewrites, proofing, book design, cover and spot illustrations, cover design, page design, typesetting and formatting, ISBN numbers, bar codes, publisher of record, Internet uploads, standard hourly rates, retainers, invoicing, non-payment, reimbursable expenses, additional services, cross-platform issues, deadlines
and turnaround times, approval of prior work, subcontracted work, copyright ownership, rights of reproduction, and confidentiality.
FRM-002, Word document, shipped via E-mail. $29.95
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Web Site Design Services Agreement
For graphic designers and publishing services to define the creative services they provide to authors who are self-publishing their books. Outlines domain names, web hosting, navigation structure, written text, images, Web-safe/browser-safe colors and fonts, banners and logos, website design, Web page coding, launching/publishing, maintenance, non-payment, return check fees, late fees, reimbursable expenses, additional services, approval of prior work, subcontracted work, copyright ownership, and cancellation.
FRM-006, Word document, shipped via E-mail. $29.95
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Advertising Insertion Agreement
Advertising Insertion Order
Outlines the ad size and dimensions, term of the run, rate, placement, additional fees, payment deadlines, submission deadlines, frequency discounts, authorizations, rights, and indemnification, appropriate content, and errors and omissions.
FRM-005, Word document, shipped via E-mail. $29.95
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Publisher's Freelancer Agreement
Freelance Writer/Artist/Photographer Agreement
For publishers who wish to make a formal agreement with their freelancers for works to be published. Outlines content, format, delivery, fees, reimbursements, proofs, revisions, kill fees, publishing rights, copyrights, ownership, representations, warranties, and worker status.
FRM-011, Word document, shipped via E-mail. $29.95
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Photographer's Agreement
Photography Agreement
Covers any and all kinds of photography services -- freelancers, fine art photographers, portrait photographers, wedding photographers, digital photo artists, etc. Outlines the photographic product itself, its quantities, printed and digital formats, presentation, proofs, and final delivery times, hourly rates, deposits, reimbursable expenses, cancellations, postponements, waiting fees, copyright ownership, and releases.
FRM-017, Word document, shipped via E-mail. $29.95
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Model Photographic Release
For photographers, film makers, or artists who require permission to use the image of a model for publication. Outlines the model's background, optional parent/guardian language, fees and royalties to be paid, terms of payment, release language, and waivers.
FRM-010, Word document, shipped via E-mail. $29.95
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General Release
For photographers or anyone who wants to create and/or use and publish information or photographs of multiple persons, properties, or items for one particular project. Outlines the permission, copyright, publication, and reproduction of photographs and/or information; confidentiality; dissemination; representatives, employees, and assigns; and waivers to inspect or approve and hold harmless.
FRM-019, Word document, shipped via E-mail. $29.95
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. . . RENTALS . . . |
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Short-Term Room Rental Contract
Short-Term
Space Rental Contract
For anyone who has a room or space to rent for events such as meetings, classes, weddings, parties, reunions, etc. Outlines the nature of the event, the room and its amenities, deposits, cancellation fees, payment terms, damages, set-up and clean-up, smoking, food and beverages, alcoholic beverages, and lighting.
FRM-012, Word document, shipped via E-mail. $29.95
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Residential Rental
Agreement
Outlines the rental term, payment of rent, parking, utilities, security deposit, pet deposit, occupancy, subletting or assignment, form of payment, other charges, condition of premises, alterations, repairs, furnishings, acceptable behavior, right of entry, displacement, renter's insurance, abandonment, and notices.
FRM-003, Word document, shipped via E-mail. $29.95
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Residential Lease
Agreement
Outlines the lease term and payments, parking, utilities, security deposit, pet deposit, occupancy, subletting or assignment, form of payment, other charges, condition of premises, alterations, repairs, furnishings, acceptable behavior, right of entry, displacement, renter's insurance, abandonment, and notices.
FRM-004, Word document, shipped via E-mail. $29.95
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Janitorial
Service Agreement
Cleaning Service Agreement
Outlines the service schedule, the areas to be serviced, the services provided, additional services and work change orders, exclusions and limitations, terms of agreement, and fees and payment.
FRM-009, Word document, shipped via E-mail.
$29.95
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. . . RELATIONSHIPS . . . |
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Cohabitation Agreement
Domestic Partnership Agreement
For unmarried couples (man-woman or same-sex) who are living together or plan to live together and who wish to define and protect the disposition of their separately-owned and jointly-owned assets and obligations. Outlines the disclosure of assets and obligations, assets and obligations made during cohabitation, earnings during cohabitation, repairs and improvements to the residence, financial support, written documents, separation, equity in the residence, waiver of rights in estate, wills and codicils, death of a partner, and notices. A "living" document
that you can add to as possessions are acquired jointly or individually during the relationship.
FRM-007, Word document, shipped via E-mail. $29.95
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Premarital Agreement
Prenuptial Agreement
For couples who are planning to get married and wish to define and protect the disposition of their separately-owned and jointly-owned assets and obligations both before and during the marriage. Outlines personal background, disclosures of premarital assets and obligations, management of separate assets and obligations, management of marital assets and obligations, transmutation of property, mutual waivers, wills and codicils, reasonable efforts, legal representation, and notices. A "living" document that you can add to as possessions are acquired jointly or
individually during the marriage.
FRM-008, Word document, shipped via E-mail. $29.95
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