Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Massachusetts

email real estate sales agreement

A home seller agreed by email through his property manager to sell a house. He also instucted his attorney in the email to complete the paper work with the--name removed--for the agreed upon price. Instead, the attorney did not complete the agreement and sought additional offers from other buyers. The attorney declared the property to be sold then to the highest bidder with a final offer. The original--name removed--did not have the highest offer and his purchase/sale was declared null. Does this original--name removed--who had received the emailed agreement have any grounds to force the seller to honor the agreement? The--name removed--has a copy of the email.


Asked on 4/22/09, 8:23 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
henry lebensbaum Law Offices of Henry Lebensbaum (978-749-3606)

Re: email real estate sales agreement

An offer without consideration is not a valid offer. However you may other remedies. See a real estate attorney.

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Answered on 4/25/09, 9:22 pm
Craig J. Tiedemann Kajko, Weisman & Colasanti, LLP

Re: email real estate sales agreement

Sounds an awful lot like an exam question, which is not appropriate to post here for answers. If not, my apologies, but the phrasing and language does not indicate to me you are experiencing a good faith legal problem and genuinely seeking guidance.

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Answered on 4/22/09, 11:44 pm


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