contract-law rental-property
Meaning of contract term &quot;alone&quot;
<p>I am about to enter into a rental agreement.  A section of the agreement reads:</p>
<p>&quot;The balance refunded alone the deposit&quot;</p>
<p>I am unfamiliar with the use of the term &quot;alone&quot; in this context.  Does this mean &quot;along with the deposit&quot;, &quot;not including the deposit&quot;, or is it just meaningless rubbish? (some other parts of the contract have typos and such)</p>

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<p>Does this mean &quot;along with the deposit&quot;, &quot;not including the deposit&quot;, or is it just meaningless rubbish? (some other parts of the contract have typos and such)</p>
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<p>It is in your best interest to require the landlord/draftsman to make the contract clear enough instead of signing one that evidently is sloppy. It is quite risky to assume that an unintelligible term maybe is <em>meaningless rubbish</em>. Once you sign/accept a contract, the legal conclusion is that you understood and willfully accepted the terms thereof.</p>
<p>In case of ambiguity[-ies] in a contract, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contra_proferentem" rel="nofollow noreferrer">doctrine of <em>contra proferentem</em></a> entitles you to the reasonable interpretation that favors your position. However, you will be better off by preempting from the start any legal disputes. A clear, well-written contract is crucial to that.</p>
