My subcontractor added a non-compete clause to his contract

Last month a framer I've used for 5 years slipped a 2 year non-compete into his renewal that would ban me from hiring any other framing crew in the county. I called him on it and he said it's standard - has anyone else run into subs trying to lock you into exclusive deals like this?

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torres.riley17d ago

Did he throw in a pinky promise and a blood oath too? That's not standard, that's a joke. Sounds like he was hoping you'd just sign without reading.

thomas.river17d ago

Yeah, that whole thing sounds SUPER sketchy. Glad you caught it.

drews5517d ago

Caught me off guard too when a drywall sub tried pulling something similar last year. I felt like an idiot because I almost signed it without reading the fine print. @thomas.river nailed it, sketchy as hell and definitely not standard practice. Makes you wonder if they're just testing how much they can get away with.