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Download article as a PDF. Construction contracts do not necessarily have to be in writing. All states in the U.S. have a law â generally known as a statute of frauds â that requires certain types of contracts to be in writing in order to be a legally enforceable agreement. As the name suggests, the statute is designed to prevent fraudulent claims, especially in the case of large contracts.
Generally, oral or verbal contracts are indeed legally enforceable, but thereâs a fundamental problem: how do you prove what was agreed upon? Thatâs why written contracts are far more useful, because everythingâs down in, well, black and white. Here are some thoughts on this subject from around the Web.