> > What are legalities of signing contracts with potential/new members? > Are you suggesting an adapted L.O.I. agreement? what do they actually > sign & how (is on-line enough? in person)? what must the agreement > include? What is the promise, "we will have a space by x time or will > refund your $ by? And what is the proper way to collect, use and > account for funds? (hoping to not have to refund ;) Lawyer needed > for all this? >
As always - I am not a lawyer. So consult yours. We did NOT provide an LOI. We provided a membership agreement. And the membership agreement became active on opening day. Our planned opening was inside of 30 days, so the risk was minimal. Of course, it's a risk for any members to take on. We signed them in person. We have always done all of our initial contact in person. Even to this day, you cannot sign up for membership online, you need to come in and work for a day on a drop-in rate. This has weeded out almost 100% of the worst things that have *almost* come through our doors. We'd spent months earning the trust of our potential members - in fact, most of them had been nagging me for months "when can we sign as members!?". Finally - don't make promises you can't keep. That's something my mom taught me. The only two rules that really needed to be in our membership agreement: 1) Pay Membership Dues On Time 2) Don't be a jerk. Break rules one or two, and you'll be asked to leave immediately. -Alex indyhall.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
