Built from a real nightmare.
ContractCheck exists because I went through it myself — and I don't want anyone else to go through the same thing.
"I signed a pre-construction condo contract thinking everything was standard. Months later, the builder demanded tens of thousands of dollars with zero contractual basis. The lawyer I hired turned out to be connected to the builder. The next lawyer wanted $5,000 just to start. I spent 3 months of headaches, sleepless nights, and thousands of dollars before I figured it out on my own."
— The Founder
What happened to me
I bought a pre-construction condo in Calgary. Signed the APS, paid my deposits on time, did everything right. Then things started falling apart.
The builder started making demands that weren't anywhere in the contract. When I pushed back, their lawyer — who happened to share the same last name as the builder's signing officer — told me "the terms will not be changed." No explanation. No clause cited. Just a wall.
My first lawyer charged me $2,000 as a retainer. She was on the builder's "recommended" list. Turns out she had a financial incentive tied to deals closing — not to protecting me. She forwarded my emails without legal framing, withheld key evidence, and when the builder refused to budge, she told me "builders don't negotiate."
I terminated her and looked for independent counsel. The next lawyer wanted $5,000 just to get started. And even then, he spoke mostly in the builder's favour — telling me the deposit was probably gone, that fighting would be expensive, that I should just walk away.
So I did what nobody expects a buyer to do: I read the entire contract myself. Line by line. Every clause. Every addendum. I researched Canadian case law on CanLII. I found that the builder's demand had zero contractual basis. I found conflicting termination sections. I found the rental guarantee was in a separate document with conditions that hadn't been met. I found the builder's lawyer, property manager, and sales company were all run by the same family.
It took me 3 months of my life. Late nights. Weekends gone. Stress that affected my health, my work, my relationships. All because I signed a contract I didn't fully understand — and the people I paid to protect me were part of the system.
Why I built ContractCheck
After going through all of that, one thing became clear: buyers don't need a $5,000 lawyer to know if their contract has red flags. They need something that can read the contract objectively, flag the risks, and explain them in plain language.
That's exactly what ContractCheck does. In minutes, not months. For $49, not $5,000.
The AI analyzes your contract across 10 risk categories, references actual Canadian case law, and tells you what to watch out for — before you sign.
What ContractCheck catches
My promise
I'm not a lawyer. I'm a buyer who got burned and built something so others don't have to go through the same thing. ContractCheck has one goal: give every buyer the information they need to make an informed decision, before it's too late.
The free trial shows you enough to know if it's valuable. $49 gets you the full picture. That's less than what most lawyers charge for a single phone call.
Don't sign blind. Know what you're signing.
— The Founder
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