Walk It Through: The Salesman At The Door
Midnight of the third business day, goods that become the buyer's after twenty days, and the attorney general.
A salesperson comes to the house and sells an expensive water filter system, and the buyer signs at the kitchen table.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One sale at a kitchen table. Emergency requests, the class 3 misdemeanor, and private suits for consumer fraud are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Unlawful practiceAny deception, unfair practice, fraud, false promise or misrepresentation, or omission of a material fact meant to be relied on, in selling or advertising merchandise.
- Home solicitation saleA sale the seller personally solicits without a prior invitation, appointment or consent, agreed to at a home other than the seller's. The buyer may cancel until midnight of the third business day after signing.
- Misdemeanor classHow Arizona grades misdemeanors: class 1 carries up to six months and $2,500, class 2 up to four months and $750, class 3 up to 30 days and $500.