Delaware Statewide Rule
Delaware Home Solicitation Sales Cancellation Rights
Key Facts
- Cancellation window
- 3 business days
- Threshold amount
- Over $25
- Required disclosure
- Written notice form
- Statute
- 6 Del. C. Ch. 44
- Enforcement
- Attorney General CPU
Summary
Delaware's Home Solicitation Sales Act (6 Del. C. Chapter 44) gives consumers a three-business-day right to cancel any door-to-door sale over $25. Sellers must provide written cancellation notice in the contract, and violations void the agreement.
(a) A door-to-door sale shall be solicited by a seller or a seller's representative at a home between the hours of 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. prevailing Delaware time, only.
Full Breakdown
Under 6 Del. C. Chapter 44, any sale solicited at a buyer's home for goods or services valued over $25 is a home solicitation sale. The seller must furnish a written contract in the buyer's primary language, including a clearly disclosed three-business-day right of cancellation. The contract must contain a notice of cancellation form the buyer can mail or deliver. Sellers cannot collect payment until the cancellation period expires. The law applies statewide regardless of any local solicitor permit or no-knock list a city maintains; consumer cancellation rights cannot be waived or shortened by municipal ordinance.
Violations & Penalties
Failure to provide cancellation notice or contract requirements voids the sale, entitles buyers to keep delivered goods without payment, and exposes sellers to Consumer Protection Unit enforcement under 6 Del. C. Chapter 25.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Delaware city shorten the door-to-door cancellation period?
What happens if a salesperson skipped the cancellation notice?
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