Can I charge businesses a mail receipt fee?
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Can I charge businesses a mail receipt fee?
I am opening a property management business and will be receiving a lot of correspondence. I would like as much of that to come in through email. This is because the task of opening mail and shredding it is costly for me. Can I charge businesses other property management companies, associations, realtors, etc. a fee for them to send mail to me?
Asked on July 9, 2019 under Business Law, Hawaii
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
You can charge those you have agreements with--e.g. a service agreement, a contract, etc.--if the fee is in the agreement. You cannot charge people who have not agreed to pay a mail fee a mail fee, since agreement or consent is necessary to require people to pay fees.
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