"Are you still saying that "email and verbal agreements are NOT leagally binding?" It has a broader meaning than you think."


you're making a very broad statement here. under some circumstances, email exchanges may be valid, typically in terms of clarifying ambiguous contract elements. It depends on multiple factors that a court would need to consider, based on existing case law. I doubt that even an attorney would make such a broad statement, as you have done above.

How about someone saying that email and verbal agreements are NOT leagally binding?

Do you think so too?

I'm saying you cannot generalize. you need to know the specific case law, and only attorneys can give qualified legal opinions.

every day I encounter people, often uneducated people, who claim to know a particular legal issue beyond a doubt. I find this comical.

That's exactly what I am saying: you cannot generalize.

The person I was talking to bluntly assumes email contents are not legally binding.

"Legally binding wordings" possess a fish of interpretations which should be dealt with individually.

This forum is amazing, isn't it? Barely 48 hours ago, the OP asked us, "What can I do?" And then, having gotten responses that basically were of the "What on earth have you done?" variety-- magically, it's all fixed!

Are we good or what?

I was asking what my options are in this case.

I got all the responses from the fellow Americans here and I appreciate it. I learned something from them and maybe they did as well.

That's the main purpose of the forum-exchange of ideas and opinios, I guess, rather than having to fix something.

I am trying to live a happy life. My commissions are reduced 20% but I am still trying to be happy.

Update:

I was pleasantly surprised to know today that right after the closing the buyer did give me the rent...with all cash! WOW! My hands were a little shaking when receiving it. LOL!

He also asked me if I can help his cousin buy a condo. I said no problem.

I called the sellers to let them know of this shocking turnaround and they were as happy as I was. I am to have a drink with the sellers tonight. It will be my treat!~