Walk It Through: The Salesman At The Door
Midnight of the third business day, a waiver that is void, and $500 or treble for a willful violation.
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. The full list of prohibited practices, and the items in it that take effect on later dates, 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.
- Consumer Protection ActThe act listing prohibited practices in consumer transactions, ending with any other deception, fraud, false pretense, false promise or misrepresentation. A person who suffers loss may sue for actual damages or $500, whichever is greater.
- Home solicitation saleA sale the buyer may cancel until midnight of the third business day after signing, by written notice in any form showing the buyer does not intend to be bound.