I used to be a commercial real estate agent. Back then it was all about getting your contract (to find a lessee) in writing or you would get stiffed for the commission. Sure, you coult try to fight it, but it is basically “he said, she said” without a contract.
And with this sort of thing, it is LITERALLY he said, she said. No written contract, no case.
This whole thing is absurd on the face of it. It’s why I guessed it was a democrat proposing it. It means that it would be technically illegal for a guy to say he loved a girl just to get her to “put out” (Not that it is not sleazy and immoral). It’s nuts to get the law involved in such things.
In the future, dates will be agreed to in writing. If someone cancels or doesn’t want to pay, just take the agreement to small claims court.
No argument from me.
I was replying to your assertion that it is legal to lie if it’s not in writing. As I understand it, it is every bit as illegal to lie in order to defraud someone verbally as it is in writing.
It’s just really difficult to prove a case without having it in writing. That’s quite different from it being legal.