Statute of Frauds

A state law (in Colorado and elsewhere), patterned after an old English law and providing that certain contracts must be in writing in order to be enforceable. Contracts for the sale and purchase of a parcel of real property and long term (more than one year) lease agreements are covered by the statute of frauds.

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