Canceling a Sale Made at Your Door
815 ILCS 505/2B — 3 full business days to cancel a home sale of $25 or more
Where a seller physically present at a consumer's home sells merchandise of $25 or more, the consumer may cancel by notifying the seller within 3 full business days after the day the contract was signed or the sale made, and returning any delivered merchandise in its original condition.
Who handles this in Illinois: Illinois Attorney General, Consumer Fraud; and legal aid programs, lawyer referral and the state offices, listed in the Illinois directory.
At the time of the sale the seller gives a completed receipt or contract in the language mainly used in the pitch, with a Notice of Cancellation and, in bold type of at least 10 points near the signature space, this statement.
“YOU, THE CONSUMER, MAY CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT OF THE THIRD BUSINESS DAY AFTER THE DATE OF THIS TRANSACTION. SEE THE ATTACHED NOTICE OF CANCELLATION FORM FOR AN EXPLANATION OF THIS RIGHT.”
Sources for this section (1)
- 815 ILCS 505/2B — 815 ILCS 505/2B
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Illinois attorney.