1. print the contract on 24 pound bond paper instead of 20 pound copier paper. using a heavy bond paper will make it easy to tell the original contract from copies. it will also last longer.
2. print on pages using the same paper, and if pages are changed, reprint the document using the same paper. this will avoid an argument that pages were substituted after the contract was signed.
4. initial every page of the contract. having each party initial each page of the contract will make it less likely that anyone could claim a page was changed after the contract was signed.
让双方在每页合同上签上名字的首字母(姓),这样做可以避免有人怀疑合同签署后被更改过。
5. identify the parties and witnesses who sign by providing blank lines below their signature lines for their printed names and addresses. this will make it easier to find the witnesses if the contract is contested. and remember to include two witnesses for commercial leases.
6. be sure that corporate officers include their titles, the corporation name and the word "as." failure to do this can result in personal liability of the officer. the proper way to sign in a representative capacity is as follows: