Common types of contracts
Many different types of agreements we enter into are considered legally binding contracts. Some of the more common varieties include:
- Home mortgage
- Car purchase or lease
- Apartment rental or lease agreement
- Life, medical or auto insurance policy
- Checking and savings accounts
- Credit cards
- Purchases at department stores, grocery stores, online shopping sites, etc.
- Cell phone agreements
- Extended warranty agreements on appliances
- Marriage or domestic partnership
- Prenuptial agreement
- Employment agreement
- Acceptance of disclaimers (e.g., a parking lot states that it's not responsible for stolen property and you agree to park there)
- Legal or academic probation
- Online accounts such as email accounts, MySpace, Facebook, iTunes, etc.