Can a text message be a legal biding contract?
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Can a text message be a legal biding contract?
My roommate agreed to pay a higher% of our rent for the last few months of our lease. I made the offer to him through a text message and he accepted the offer through another text message. He has now changed his mind and wants to pay the original amount that he had been paying. Is this text message a legal biding contract, and will it hold up in court?
Asked on October 27, 2011 under Real Estate Law, Colorado
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
It *may* be a legally binding contract. There is no set or prescribed form for contracts generally, or any requirement that they be in a formal writing or document; after all, or spoken, agreements are enforceable. Since a text message is a form of writing--and therefore is
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