§ 425. Short title; purpose. This act may be cited as the door-to-door sales protection act. The purpose of this act is to afford consumers a “cooling-off” period to cancel contracts which are entered into as a result of high pressure door-to-door sales tactics.
§ 426. Definitions. In this article: 1. “Door-to-door sale” shall mean a sale, lease or rental of consumer goods or services in which the seller or his representative personally solicits the sale, including those in response to or following an invitation by the buyer, and the buyer’s agreement or offer to purchase is made at […]
§ 427. Buyer’s or other obligor’s right to cancel. 1. In addition to any right otherwise to revoke an offer, the buyer or other person obligated for any part of the purchase price may cancel a door-to-door sale until midnight of the third business day, or until midnight of the seventh business day in the […]
§ 428. Form of notice; statement of buyer’s rights. 1. In a door-to-door sale, the seller shall furnish to the buyer (a) a fully completed receipt or copy of any contract pertaining to such sale at the time of its execution, which is in the same language, e.g. Spanish, as that principally used in the […]
§ 429. Restoration of down payment. 1. Within ten days after a door-to-door sale has been cancelled or an offer to purchase revoked, the seller shall tender to the buyer all payments made by the buyer and any note or other evidence of indebtedness. 2. If the down payment includes goods traded in, the goods […]
§ 430. Duty of buyer. 1. Except as provided by subdivision four of section four hundred twenty-nine, within a reasonable time after a door-to-door sale has been cancelled or an offer to purchase revoked, the buyer upon demand shall tender to the seller any goods delivered by the seller pursuant to the sale but need […]
§ 431. Restriction on assignment of obligation. 1. A seller shall not negotiate, transfer, sell or assign any note or other evidence of indebtedness to a finance company or other third party prior to midnight of the fifth business day, or in the case of a contract for door-to-door sale of a personal emergency response […]
