What is a hold harmless or indemnification clause in a snow contract?
It is a promise that one party will cover the other's losses from certain claims. In a snow contract it usually has the contractor cover claims caused by its own negligence.
Watch for broad language making the contractor answer for the owner's own negligence too. In New Jersey that is enforced only when the contract says so unequivocally, a rule the New Jersey Supreme Court set in Azurak v. Corporate Property Investors (2003).
Mutual clauses, where each side covers its own negligence, are a common middle ground. This is general information, not legal advice.
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