§46A-6N-5. Litigation Financing Contracts; Disclosures
(a) A litigation financing contract shall contain the disclosures specified in this section, which shall constitute material terms of the litigation financing contract. (b) Unless otherwise specified, the disclosures shall be typed in at least 14-point, bold font and be placed clearly and conspicuously within the litigation financing contract, as follows: (1) Each contract shall […]
§46A-6N-6. Third-Party Agreements
Except as otherwise stipulated or ordered by the court, a party shall, without awaiting a discovery request, provide to the other parties any agreement under which any litigation financier, other than an attorney permitted to charge a contingent fee representing a party, has a right to receive compensation that is contingent on and sourced from […]
§46A-6N-7. Violation; Enforcement
(a) Any violation of this article shall make the litigation financing contract unenforceable by the litigation financier, the consumer, or any successor-in-interest to the litigation financing contract. The court may, in the event that judgment is awarded to the plaintiff, assess costs of the action, including reasonable attorneys” fees, against the defendant. (b) Nothing in […]
§46A-6L-105. Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices
Any violation of this article constitutes an unlawful act or practice under the provisions of article six of this chapter regarding fraudulent acts or practices committed by a person in connection with a consumer transaction and shall be subject to the enforcement provisions of article seven of this chapter.
§46A-6M-1. Definitions
As used in this article: (1) "Emergency repair" means a repair that is necessary to prevent the risk of imminent injury to a person or further damage to the homeowner's residence;
§46A-6M-2. Consumer's Right to Cancel Residential Roofing Contract
(a) An owner, who on or after July 1, 2015, enters into a contract with a roofing contractor to provide goods or services related to a roof system of residential real estate and who expects the goods or services to be paid from the proceeds of a property and casualty insurance policy, may cancel the […]
§46A-6M-3. Roofing Contractor's Duty to Disclose Rights of the Consumer via Standard Form
Prior to entering into a contract on or after July 1, 2015, for the provision of goods or services relating to the repair or replacement of any part of a roof system of residential real estate as provided in section two of this article, a roofing contractor shall furnish the owner of the residential real […]
§46A-6M-4. Advanced Payments Prohibited; Refunds; Emergency Repairs; Unenforceable Contract
(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, on or after July 1, 2015, a roofing contractor may not require any advance payments under a contract for the repair or replacement of any part of a roof system of a residential real estate, when payment is expected to be made from the proceeds […]
§46A-6M-5. Roofing Contractors; Prohibited Acts
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions relating to public adjusters, as defined in section one-e, article twelve-b, chapter thirty-three of this code, on or after July 1, 2015, a roofing contractor may not represent, negotiate, or advertise to represent or negotiate on behalf of an owner of residential real estate on any insurance claim in connection with […]
§46A-6M-6. Private Remedies for Violation of Article; Criminal Penalties
(a) If a roofing contractor violates the provisions of this article, the owner or the applicable insurer may bring an action against the roofing contractor in a court of competent jurisdiction for damages sustained by the owner or insurer as a consequence of the roofing contractor's violation. (b) A roofing contractor who willfully violates the […]