Contract review
Before You Sign Anything
Energy leases are 25–40 year commitments. The seven items below are the ones most often missed or weakly written. Walk through every one with your attorney.
Hire a Michigan attorney experienced in energy leases — not the developer's attorney. The cost (usually a few thousand dollars) is small relative to the value of a 30-year contract.
This list is a starting point, not a substitute for qualified legal counsel. Contracts vary, and so do the right answers for any individual farm.