House manufacturer threatens to stop work

It is a matter of phrasing, because a non-answer can be used to one's advantage. If you record something and explicitly write at the end of the email "If I have misunderstood or misrepresented anything from your perspective, please correct me," a non-answer serves as an implicitly affirmative function for the record. Thus, even without a reply, you are one step further and, in case of doubt, better prepared for legal disputes.

Alternatively, after a phone call, you can summarize the conversation in an email and insert the same "silence implies consent." The favorite tool of our construction law attorney. :)

Alternatively, after a phone call, one can summarize the conversation in an email and insert the same "silence implies consent." The favorite tool of our construction lawyer. :)

That was exactly the intention. My suggested wording is very friendly and at the same time razor-sharp.

Thus, even without an answer, one is a step further and, if in doubt, better prepared for a legal dispute.

, provided that the delivery is verifiable.

, provided that delivery can be proven.

Don't professional email programs like Notes or Outlook have a read receipt function?

Don't professional email programs like Notes or Outlook have a read receipt function?

I can also "ignore" the note "the sender requests a read receipt," then he won't get one.

, so denn die Zustellung belegbar ist.

That would be better, but it is not so important. I write such an email after every conversation in which important content is to be recorded, because besides creating a file, it also serves to avoid communicative misunderstandings at a very early stage. With an email, non-receipt can still somehow be asserted. With five or more emails of this kind, it becomes somewhat more difficult, as it gives a completely different impression - especially if the email contact at the given address has worked once.