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A personal guarantee can be enforced the same way as any debt. If the business owner does not pay, the creditor can bring a lawsuit to receive a judgment and levy the owner's personal assets to cover the debt. The exact terms of a personal guarantee specify a creditor's options under the guarantee.
If you sign a personal guarantee, you are personally liable for the loan balance or a portion thereof. If your business later defaults on the loan, anyone who signed the personal guarantee can be held responsible for the remaining balance, even after the lender forecloses on the loan collateral.
Contracts of guarantee must be in writing For a guarantee to be enforceable, section 27(2) of the Act provides that the contract of guarantee must be: in writing; and. signed by the guarantor.
Unless a business is a sole proprietorship, personal guarantees can only be discharged by filing an individual bankruptcy. A business bankruptcy will not eliminate a personal guarantee. Likewise, the Chapter 13 co-debtor stay only applies to consumer debts and personal guarantees are usually considered business debts.
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Guarantee. 1) v. to pledge or agree to be responsible for another's debt or contractual performance if that other person does not pay or perform.
Guaranty Agreement a two-party contract in which the first party agrees to perform in the event that a second party fails to perform. Unlike a surety, a guarantor is only required to perform after the obligee has made every reasonable and legal effort to force the principal's performance.
A personal guaranty is not enforceable without consideration A contract is an enforceable promise. The enforceability of a contract comes from one party's giving of consideration to the other party. Here, the bank gives a loan (the consideration) in exchange for the guarantor's promise to repay it.
Risks of Personal Guarantees If the business defaults on the loan, legal action could be taken against you to repay the loan balance. You could lose your personal assets. But note that some states have homestead laws, which prohibit creditors from seizing your primary residence and retirement savings accounts.
An offer to guarantee must be accepted, either by express or implied acceptance. If a surety's assent to a guarantee has been procured by fraud by the person to whom it is given, there is no binding contract.