Walk It Through: The Roofer At The Door
A hailstorm, a contract signed on the porch, three business days to cancel, and a lien filed later.
After a hailstorm, a roofer knocks and talks a homeowner into signing a contract on the porch.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One roof after one storm. Insurance claim disputes, a contractor license, a partial payment and theft by the contractor 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.
- Deceptive act or practiceKnowingly using fraud, false promises or misrepresentation, or hiding a material fact, in selling or advertising, whether or not anyone was actually misled.
- Door to door saleA sale of twenty-five dollars or more solicited in person, where the buyer agrees somewhere other than the seller's place of business.
- Mechanics' lienA lien on improved property for the labor or materials furnished, which ends unless a statement is filed with the register of deeds within the time the code sets.