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by rblack44 1765 days ago
Our investment trusts are legally binding and created by attorneys. Each prospective buyer is more than welcome to have these agreements looked at by their own lawyer if they'd like.
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Are the agreements standardized and publicly viewable now?
I'm not sure they should be. As a customer, I wouldn't want everyone poking holes in it. Also, seeing a new version of it, could cause unnecessary headaches (it also could let me know of stuff that's really important, but they should communicate that another way).

That said, I do like standardized agreements in a lot of situations. I just am not sure it's best for these.

Why wouldn’t the agreement be standardized at least per country or jurisdiction?

For clarity, I’m not asking to see contracts with peoples names or addresses. I’m asking to see what I would assume to be the actual terms one would be entering regardless of which specific property or others involved.

Sure, they would have a standard version of it. If you don't have access to it, it isn't relevant to you that it's standardized.

I have clarity. I don't think it would necessarily be good to let everyone scan it for vulnerabilities. They would need to clean it up more first. With web apps, even if the app is open source, the server config will often be hidden.

Otherwise, on some forums they might discuss how to take advantage of a timeshare, or how to get more out of the company managing it. Things like making extra by putting it on AirBnb or VRBO and not taking pains to avoid disruptive parties.

More access, more scrutiny.

Ah security by obscurity thats really clever.