I was planning on sending a demand letter to the person I planned to sue, but I wanted to know if it is necessary to send it my snail mail or if I could just send it by e-mail to be quicker.
2007-10-26 05:57:36 · 12 answers · asked by Eric G 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It is easier to prove delivery if it is sent registered mail. Personally, I would do both.
2007-10-26 06:01:04 · answer #1 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sending A Letter Via Email
2016-11-07 10:00:53 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm assuming your demand letter is a Letter of Intent, which details your complaint and your demands. Either way, you can send it by e-mail and/or certified mail. Make sure you also create an affidavit of service to indicate that the letter of intent was sent to the individual. Print out the "e-mail sent" confirmation page and/or the certified mail receipt to show it was served on the opposing party.
2007-10-26 06:01:18 · answer #3 · answered by NotoriousOne 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I really don't mean this in a harsh way.... but if you are indoors all day and researching from home, you aren't understanding the lives of other people. I am a Retail Manager and it's not particularly stressful. But there are a LOT of emails, letters, CVs and phone calls to respond to. I can forget to reply to people. It's not because I'm rude. It's because there are so many people needing assistance. For example, customers often ask me to get items in from other stores. They then sit at home and wait for me to call back. I always try to call back the same day, or at the very latest, the day after. They don't understand that it can take all day to find the items, and that I might have 15 other items to look for. People get impatient. It's human nature to see the world from our own eyes. You aren't psychic. You don't know what these people are doing. Your research is going to be FAR more important to you than it is to them, unfortunately. How many other writers do you think they have contacting them on a weekly basis for research? Probably more than you think! All you can do, I'm afraid, is keep trying. Or employ an assistant who can go out for you and get the research face to face.
2016-04-10 07:23:30 · answer #4 · answered by Aline 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may send anything you wish via e-mail.
Just so long as you realize it has zero legal significance, could easily be destroyed by the anti-spam filters with the recipient never reading it.
You need to send your OFFICIAL notification via CERTIFIED snail mail (where they have to sign for it as proof that they got it) and be sure that it is properly signed and notarized.
This is one of the reasons why they say a person who represents himself has a fool for a lawyer. There are so many ways to screw up if you do not have proper legal training.
2007-10-26 06:04:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You want this letter to be recognized by the court.
For the court to recognize that the other party received this demand you need proof that it was actually received.
Email does not provide proof that it was actually received by the intended recipient.
That usually requires a registered or certified letter sent through the United States Post Office.
2007-10-26 06:03:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A demand letter has to be sent via postal mail and it is recommended tha you send it registered with return receipt requested. This forces the party to sign for it and you have a receipt with their signature.
2007-10-26 06:01:58 · answer #7 · answered by Darlin1_66 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would actually send it certified through the US Postal Service. This way you have a receipt and a signature; this stops them from saying 'I didn't get it' as the could with an email. Sure you could request a read receipt but not really so sure how this would hold up in court.
2007-10-26 06:01:36 · answer #8 · answered by Pat 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The idea is you want to be able to prove that the person received it, not just that you sent it. I think certified or registered mail is the way to go -- preferably with a signature you can show to the court to prove you gave them notice.
2007-10-26 06:25:58 · answer #9 · answered by Hillary 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to send it by certified return receipt requested mail. That way you have a record that you sent it and that it was received. If you send if by email you can kind of prove you sent it but it will be impossible to prove they received it. They can just claim that they never received it, their ISP must have filtered it as spam, etc.
2007-10-26 06:23:29 · answer #10 · answered by Brian A 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋