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A property management agreement is a contract between a property owner and the company or person hired to manage the property. This contract covers all of the responsibilities that a management company is taking on for the owner.

Novation is the replacement of one of the parties in an agreement between two parties, with the agreement of all three parties involved. To novate is to replace an old obligation with a new one.

A conflict of interest is a transaction or arrangement that might benefit the private interest of an officer, board member, or employee…or even a relative of the same. Having a policy against this in place protects the organization and the individuals involved.

A Release of Liability Form or Waiver of Liability Agreement is a legal document between two parties — the releasor or person promising not to sue — and the releasee or person or company who is potentially liable.

Waiver is a defense to a breach-of-contract claim. Waiver means that a person's words or actions show that the person gave up a contractual right. Waiver is a risk to a party that is overly flexible or accommodating when faced with another party's breach.

Also referred to as an assignment and assumption, an assignment and assumption agreement is an agreement that is established when one party of a contract wishes to transfer his or her contractual obligations and rights to another party.

Conditional lien waivers are provided by contractors or suppliers before they've been paid. This means they are owed the money and will waive their lien rights once payment has been received. These waivers are often used as a form to show agreement on the amount owed for a certain time period.

When a company offers employees stock options, they do so through a special contract called a stock option agreement. The option agreement dictates all the terms of the offer– including vesting schedule, time limits for exercise once vested and any other special conditions.

An employee who signs an arbitration agreement promises to pursue any legal claims against the employer through arbitration, rather than through a lawsuit. It might not sound like a big deal when you're just starting a new job and don't see any legal disputes on the horizon.

A signature policy is required to collect as much information that is available between the parties conducting the electronic transaction, and the transaction itself. In formal transactions, there needs to be binding proof of the signer's intention for the transaction.

Exercising a stock option means purchasing the shares of stock per the stock option agreement. The benefit of the option to the option holder comes when the grant price is lower than the market value of the stock at the time the option is exercised.

A consignment agreement is a contract that places an item the consignor (or owner) owns with the consignee (or seller) for the consignee to sell. The consignee often takes a commission or fee and then the remainder of the sale price is paid to the consignor.

While a cease and desist letter doesn't have a legal effect in and of itself, it's often a good way to begin the process of stopping someone from engaging in an activity that is harming you in some way.

A nanny agreement is an employment agreement used when a parent is hiring a nanny as a household employee. This is especially important if the parent is interested in live-in nanny services or child care.

A Termination Agreement is a document that you use to formally record that all parties involved in a contract have agreed to its cancellation.

A "force majeure" clause (French for "superior force") is a contract provision that relieves the parties from performing their contractual obligations when certain circumstances beyond their control arise, making performance inadvisable, commercially impracticable, illegal, or impossible.

A digital marketing contract is a legally binding agreement between you, the marketer, and your client. It outlines the responsibilities of both parties while protecting the rights of each person.

A cleaning services contract is vital for protecting both parties, carefully defining the scope and schedule of services, the fee structure, and how any unexpected breaches or terminations will be handled.

A Managed Services Agreement provides a framework under which you can organize, define, and present your service offering to clients. By defining your offering within a Managed Services Agreement you create a structure that gives MSPs a repeatable way to scale their business while increasing profitability.

The bookkeeping services agreement is between a client and a bookkeeper to provide accounting services for a one (1) time or monthly basis. The bookkeeper will most likely have access to banking records, receipts, revenue details, and other financial information.

This Software Development Agreement (sometimes referred to as a Master Services Agreement) sets out the terms on which a developer sells and transfers customized software to a client that will incorporate the software into its products, services, or processes.

The state of California has special considerations in employment contracts. An attorney retainment agreement should be specific to the provisions of state law, including billing provisions, scoping of work, and specifics of attorney-client privilege.

A Website Development Agreement protects both the company hiring a developer and the independent contractor doing the work by defining the work, clarifying risk, and outlining terms of payment. Website contractor work requires special terms due to the data risk involved.

An advisory agreement should be used between a company and its advisor. The agreement sets forth the expectation of the relationship like work to be performed on behalf of the advisor and compensation.

Consent to assignment refers to allowing a party of a contract to assign a contract and move the obligations to another party. The party of the existing contract, known as the assignor, will pass on the contract to another party, known as the assignee.

An agency agreement is a legal document that binds two individual partners: the principal and the agent. The principal is the person doing the hiring.

An exclusive contract is between at least two parties, and it involves purchasing products from only one seller, making the seller the only provider of the goods.

The purpose of a non-circumvention (or non-circumvent) agreement is to prevent one or more parties from being passed over in a transaction, leaving them without full compensation for their labor or involvement.

A bona fide offer is generally made in good faith and able to be accepted. Even a nonbinding letter of intent can serve as a bona fide offer. Any offer that includes "extra" terms may be considered a bona fide offer.

A shareholders' agreement, which also can be known as a  stockholders' agreement, is an agreement amongst existing shareholders that covers how a company should be operated as well as the shareholders' rights and obligations.

A Sales Agreement is a document that outlines the sale and purchase of identified and agreed upon items between a seller and a buyer.   The sales agreement should include the item details, prices, delivery dates and any specific promises agreed upon.  

A  Declaration of Trust – General is a document identifying a trustee to oversee general assets being held for the benefit of the individual appointing the oversight. The specified assets are held in a trust and the trust agreement should state the purpose of the trust and its beneficiaries.

A  Declaration of Trust – Property is a document identifying a trustee to oversee property/land being held for the benefit of the individual appointing the oversight. The specified assets are held in a trust and the trust agreement should state the purpose of the trust and its beneficiaries.

A  Declaration of Trust - Stock is a document identifying a trustee to oversee stocks or shares being held for the benefit of the individual appointing the oversight. The specified assets are held in a trust and the trust agreement should state the purpose of the trust and its beneficiaries.

A Release of Liability is a legal agreement where a person or persons agrees to not hold a business or another person liable in the event of an accident or other incident causing injuries or damage.

A purchase order is a document that outlines an agreement between a seller of goods or services and a buyer or consumer. The purchase order should include things like descriptions of items, quantities, prices and any agreed upon terms and or conditions.

A promissory note is a financial agreement that contains a written notice or promise by one party to another party to pay a definite sum of money in a certain time frame. A promissory note usually contains terms such as the principal amount, interest rate, maturity date and date of issuance.

A Power of Attorney is a legal document where one person gives power to another person to act on behalf of the person giving the power.  It can include full or partial power and also be for a set period of time or indefinite. 

A Breach of Contract is a letter notifying the recipient that they failed to uphold some or all of the terms included in an agreement between the company and the individual or entity that agreed on the terms.

A Sales Invoice is a document sent from a company to a customer requesting payment and outlining the terms of payment for services or goods rendered or to be rendered in the future. 

A DMCA Take Down Notice is a letter intended to inform a company or online entity of their illegal usage of copyrighted content. The letter should include detailed instructions and actions needed to be taken by this entity in order to be in compliance. 

A Digital Millennium Copyright Act Notice or DMCA notice informs a company or other entity that they are hosting or have a link to some online content that is copyrighted and not able to be used or displayed by the offending company. 

A cease and desist letter is a document sent to an individual or business to notify them of an illegal usage of a legally filed trademark. The letter is intended to be a warning and should include instructions to resolve the issue so no additional actions need to be taken.

Articles of incorporation is a document or set of documents intended to legally identify and document the creation of a new corporation or entity. 

An assignment of trust deed is a document that lenders and financial institutions use when working with loans secured by trust deeds. 

A Bill of Sale is an agreement between a Seller and Buyer that outlines a list of items that the seller has agreed to sell to the buyer for a set price. 

This collection letter template is meant to be used to communicate to, and provide options for anyone that has outstanding debt or money due to you or your orgnization. 

An independent contractor agreement, also known as a '1099 agreement', is an agreement between a client and a contractor whom they wish to engage with to deliver a product, service or project. In most cases, the compensation and agreement is based on a per job basis.

A mutual nondisclosure agreement or mutual NDA is an agreement between two parties who are disclosing confidential information with each other. 

A Letter of Intent or (LOI) is a contract outlining the initial commitment of one party to do business with another.

An employee model release form gives the employer the right to use an employees likeness and image in the designated and agreed upon terms. 

A distribution agreement,  or distributor agreement, is a contract between a company that has different products to sell and another company that takes those products and sells them to consumers or businesses.

A one way non-disclosure agreement, sometimes called a "unilateral non-disclosure agreement", involves two parties where one is the disclosing party (sharing information) and one is the receiving party.

This template is meant as a starting point to initiate a security review of any vendor who will have access to your company's data and/or systems. You may want to add additional queries, but as a basis these are the fundamental questions you should ask.