§ 47-18-701. Short Title
This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Home Solicitation Sales Act of 1974.”
§ 47-18-702. Part Definitions
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Business day” means any calendar day except Sunday, or the following business holidays: New Year’s Day, Washington’s Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day; “Buyer” means buyer or lessee; “Goods” means tangible personal property and also […]
§ 47-18-703. Cancellation — Buyer’s Rights — Exceptions
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary: Except as provided in subdivision (5), in addition to any right otherwise to revoke an offer, the buyer has the right to cancel a home solicitation sale until twelve o’clock midnight (12:00) of the third business day after the day on which the buyer signs an agreement or […]
§ 47-18-704. Cancellation — Notice to Buyer of Rights
In a home solicitation sale, unless the buyer requests the seller to provide goods or services without delay in an emergency, the seller must present to the buyer a receipt if it is a cash or credit card sale or, in the case of a credit sale, obtain the buyer’s signature to a written agreement […]
§ 47-18-705. Cancellation — Refund of Payments — Lien Pending Refund
Except as provided in this section, within ten (10) days after a home solicitation sale has been cancelled or an offer to purchase revoked the seller must tender to the buyer any payments made by the buyer and any note or other evidence of indebtedness. If the down payment includes goods traded in, the goods […]
§ 47-18-706. Cancellation — Return of Goods — Compensation for Services
Except as provided in § 47-18-705(c), within a reasonable time after a home solicitation sale has been cancelled or an offer to purchase revoked, the buyer upon demand must tender to the seller any goods delivered by the seller pursuant to the sale but the buyer is not obligated to tender at any place other […]
§ 47-18-707. Misrepresentation of Seller’s Identity
Notwithstanding any other law, if at the time of a home solicitation a seller or the seller’s agent should fail to immediately identify such person as a seller or lessor, or should the seller or agent represent or imply that the seller’s or agent’s purpose at the time of solicitation is anything other than selling […]
§ 47-18-708. Nonwaivable Buyer’s Rights
No seller shall use a form or contract in providing goods or services that purports to waive a buyer’s right to obtain: Punitive damages; Exemplary damages; Treble damages; or Attorney’s fees. Any form or contract containing a prohibited provision as described above shall be deemed unconscionable and unenforceable as to such provision.