Claude Prompt: New York Construction Demand Letter From Pasted Contract and Law
Drafts a plaintiff-side demand letter in a New York commercial construction dispute from the contract, payment records and New York statute or case text you paste. Balance, interest and cure period come only from your inputs and recomputed figures.
The Prompt
Variables (8)
| Variable | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| {{client_name}} | Client Name | Meridian Construction LLC |
| {{opposing}} | Opposing Party and Counsel | Apex Development Corp., c/o Dana Whitfield, Esq. |
| {{contract}} | Contract Text | Clause 3.1: Contract Sum $2,400,000. Clause 7.2: payment due within 30 days of each application. |
| {{project_facts}} | Project Facts With Record Cites | Pay Application 9 dated June 2, 2026 certified by the architect. |
| {{payments}} | Payment Records | Payments received: $2,040,000 through Pay Application 8. Change Order 1: $0. |
| {{ny_text}} | New York Statute and Case Text | None pasted. |
| {{demand}} | Demand and Cure Period Instructions | Demand the unpaid balance. Cure period and response date: to be given by the attorney. |
| {{notes}} | Attorney Notes | Opposing side says there are defects. No punch list is in the file. |
Expected Output
A reasoning pass in analysis tags, then Part 1 attorney-only notes (fact and clause register, conflicts, balance recomputation, cleared and held-back lists, the Part 2 check, declined requests, missing information) and Part 2, the letter, then a verification list.
Usage Notes
Use for a payment or breach demand on a New York construction contract. Paste the contract, payment records, project facts with sources, any New York statute or case text you rely on, and the amount and cure period you want. Failure mode to watch: an interest rate, fee claim, UCC reference or cure period you did not supply, or a defect concession. Read the document part line by line before it leaves the office. Not legal advice. The attorney remains responsible for verifying every fact, figure and authority before use.
Double-check before use
- Where two exhibits give different dates, check that neither date is in the letter, and keep the attorney-only notes internal.
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