Simple Waiver of Liability?

[Lazarus]

These are great! I'm sure I can craft something very quickly, especially the latter one is quite perfect. Thanks!!

[jmayerl]

you can certainly write something like that up if it will make the landowner happy but beware, that a waiver like that isn't worth the paper it is printed on. having friends that are lawyers, it always makes them giggle when something like this comes up in conversation. Now I don't know about your state but in Wisconsin it is state law that any person, while on the land of another while recreating(hunting, fishing, trapping, making syrup) can not hold the landowner responsible for any injuries or other liabilitys. This does not apply if the landowner charges more than $2000 for the activity. This of course being state law give landowners full coverage. I have to bring this up sometimes when asking to hunt on farmers land so thats why I know about it.

[MapleOak]

In Maine we have the same land owner liability laws jmayerl is talking about... The state did this to encourage private landowners to open their property up for recreation...
I would look on your state website to see if there is any information there... I would even consider looking on Vermont's website since they are such a big producer they have probably already addressed this. They have just assembled a task force in Maine that will probably address factors like this...
When I worked in construction my boss would always say, "if you fall off that ladder, right before you hit the ground you're fired." That's liability coverage!

[Lazarus]

Wow, we sure do not have a law like that in Ohio. We're free to sue wherever, whenever, and whomever, even if they weren't in the least bit involved. If anything, I should be proving to her that I have insurance to protect *them* against damages I might do. (And I agree, but that is a very long insurance saga for another time).

I am mostly doing this to make her feel better that I won't hold them responsible if something happens. I sure I hope I don't flip the ATV on their perfectly level, wide open front yard going 2 miles an hour. Although, I suppose I could get attacked by something. That pretty black maple in their side yard was sure lookin' at me kinda shifty when I was there last time ....

-Laz

[jmayerl]

[QUOTE=Lazarus;170937]Wow, we sure do not have a law like that in Ohio. We're free to sue wherever, whenever, and whomever, even if they weren't in the least bit involved. If anything, I should be proving to her that I have insurance to protect *them* against damages I might do. (And I agree, but that is a very long insurance saga for another time).

Acually you do have it........Ohio state statue 1533.181. It is definatly more vague than some that I have seen but it covers the landowner as long as they don't charge a fee for the recreation that you are doing on there land.

[foursapsyrup1]

Is there anything like that in Massachusetts??

[jmayerl]

Is there anything like that in Massachusetts??

That's what god made google for!