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How Stables Can Avoid Past-Due Payment Problems By Julie I. Fershtman, Attorney at Law www.equinelaw.net Operating expenses for stables are tremen-
ally encounter problems when boarders fall
to plan for the possibility of this happening.
dous. Utility bills, feed bills, hay costs, labor
behind. Although all disputes cannot be
Here are two options to consider:
costs, taxes, insurance, veterinarians, farri-
prevented, careful advance planning might
ers, building maintenance, property main-
help prevent problems from occurring.
tenance – all of them add up and require
• Use detailed contracts. Boarding contracts can address, in detail, payment
and other expenses, boarding stables rely
Before the Boarding Arrangement Begins
on their boarders to pay their fees on time
Even stables that have never encountered
deadlines and grace periods (which are
and in full. Unfortunately, stables occasion-
a non-paying boarder have every incentive
a few extra days the stable allows for
operating capital. To keep up with these
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responsibilities of the boarder. For example, the contract can include payment