The 30-Day Silence Trap: When Silence Can Mean Accepting a Price Increase
Most people assume a price increase requires their agreement. In some waste disposal contracts, it doesn’t happen in the way you’d expect. Some agreements are written so that staying silent for a set number of days after a rate-increase notice may count as accepting it, whether you actually noticed the notice or not. How a “Consensual” Price Increase Can Happen Without Your Consent Contracts in this industry sometimes include language that lets the provider raise your rate and treat your lack of response [...]
