A person who has entered into a written contract with a residential building contractor, residential remodeler, or residential roofer to provide goods and services to be paid by the insured from the proceeds of a property or casualty insurance policy has the right to cancel the contract within 72 hours after the insured has been notified by the insurer that the claim has been denied. Cancellation is evidenced by the insured giving written notice of cancellation to the contractor at the address stated in the contract. Notice of cancellation, if given by mail, is effective upon deposit in a mailbox, properly addressed to the contractor and postage prepaid. Notice of cancellation need not take a particular form and is sufficient if it indicates, by any form of written expression, the intention of the insured not to be bound by the contract.
"You may cancel this contract at any time within 72 hours after you have been notified that your insurer has denied your claim to pay for the goods and services to be provided under this contract. See attached notice of cancellation form for an explanation of this right."; and
"NOTICE OF CANCELLATION
If your insurer denies your claim to pay for goods and services to be provided under this contract, you may cancel the contract by mailing or delivering a signed and dated copy of this cancellation notice or any other written notice to (name of contractor) at (address of contractor's place of business) at any time within 72 hours after you have been notified that your claim has been denied. If you cancel, any payments made by you under the contract will be returned within ten business days following receipt by the contractor of your cancellation notice.
I HEREBY CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION. |
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(date) |
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(Insured's signature)" |
Within ten days after a contract referred to in subdivision 1 has been canceled, the contractor must tender to the insured any payments made by the insured and any note or other evidence of indebtedness. However, if the contractor has performed any emergency services, the contractor is entitled to compensation for such services.
For the purposes of this section, "contractor" means a residential building contractor who is providing roofing services, a residential remodeler who is providing roofing services, or a residential roofer.
Minn. Stat. § 326B.811
2010 c 324 s 2; 2011 c 63 s 2; 2015 c 54 art 1 s 19