Definition : Adhesion contract

Contract whose terms have been drafted and imposed unilaterally by one of the parties involved, or according to his instructions. The provisions laid down therein shall be presumed to have been accepted by the person acceding to them. When a fraction is sold by a developer, the declaration of co-ownership generally constitutes a contract of adhesion when it cannot be freely discussed.

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