The consumer should call the roofing company and ask to speak to the owner or manager and nicely tell them they have changed their minds and would like to cancel the deal without paying a cancellation fee.
Getting out of a roof contract florida.
Read your policy carefully.
If a dispute arises out of the contract and the venue clause is specifically worded the owner will have to sue you in dade county and not orange county florida.
Obviously this is beneficial for the contractor because the contractor has less travel expense and may be able to use local contacts for expert witnesses.
Under florida law you have a three day right of rescission if you enter into a contract with a door to door salesperson or buy any goods from him.
Some contracts allow you to cancel up until materials are purchased and work starts.
3 steps to get out of a bad contract.
Please be sure that the notice references the transaction you are canceling roofing contract for your home.
This means you will get a percentage of the replacement cost based on the roof s material and age.
Your contract possibly address cancellation and if it does that controls the situation.
If the company agrees put it in writing and the homeowner is out of the deal.
No materials have been ordered or even selected.
When the check came in i immediately mailed the roofer and requested to cancel the contract as i did not feel comfortable using them any longer after researching them.
If you did not then immediately fax them a notice of cancellation which says i hereby cancel this transaction and put the date and your signature and if you don t have a form from the contractor.
Other types of purchases and service agreements are not covered by rescission laws.
It depends on the contract and if you re not sure you should see a florida contract lawyer.
However in florida there is a 3 day rescission period for services sold during the course of a home solicitation sale which is a sale that takes place in your home or at a location that is not the main or permanent place of business for the seller and cost is over 25 00.
Even if your roof looks perfectly fine from the outside and there are seemingly no leaks it s important to get it inspected if you ve experienced a major weather event or similar occurrence that could cause damage to your roof there are issues only an experienced roofing specialist could uncover.
Often these contracts include a notice of cancellation that lets you halt everything within a 3 day period.
It could be as low as 15 for a roof near the end of its service life.
I am trying to get out of a roofing contract signed back in february.
It was a generic blank form basically assigning the rights of the insurance check to the roofer.