Section 480E-4 - Right to cancel a distressed property consultant contract(a) A distressed property consultant contract shall contain, immediately before the space reserved for all the distressed property owners' signatures, the following notice of right to cancel a distressed property consultant contract in a type size no smaller than fourteen-point boldface type, completed with the name of the distressed property consultant: "YOU, THE OWNER, MAY CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE DISTRESSED PROPERTY CONSULTANT HAS FULLY PERFORMED EACH AND EVERY SERVICE THE DISTRESSED PROPERTY CONSULTANT CONTRACTED TO PERFORM OR REPRESENTED WOULD BE PERFORMED. SEE THE ATTACHED NOTICE OF CANCELLATION FORM FOR AN EXPLANATION OF THIS RIGHT.
(Name of the distressed property consultant) (or anyone working for or with the distressed property consultant) CANNOT:
(1) Take any money from you or ask you for money until (Name of the distressed property consultant) has completely finished doing everything (Name of the distressed property consultant) said he or she would do; or(2) Ask you to sign or have you sign any lien, encumbrance, mortgage, assignment, or deed unless the lien, encumbrance, mortgage, assignment, or deed is fully described including all disclosures required by law."(b) A distressed property consultant contract shall be accompanied by the following notice of cancellation form, in duplicate, attached to the contract and easily detachable, in a type size no smaller than fourteen-point boldface type, completed with the date the contract was last signed, the name of the distressed property consultant, and the address where the notice of cancellation is to be delivered: "NOTICE OF CANCELLATION
(Enter date contract last signed)
(Date)
YOU MAY CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION, WITHOUT ANY PENALTY OR OBLIGATION, AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE DISTRESSED PROPERTY CONSULTANT HAS FULLY PERFORMED EACH AND EVERY SERVICE THE DISTRESSED PROPERTY CONSULTANT CONTRACTED TO PERFORM OR REPRESENTED WOULD BE PERFORMED.
TO CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION, MAIL OR DELIVER A SIGNED AND DATED COPY OF THIS NOTICE OF CANCELLATION, OR ANY OTHER WRITTEN NOTICE OF CANCELLATION TO (Name of distressed property consultant) AT (Address where notice of cancellation is to be delivered).
I HEREBY CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION.
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(Date)
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(Owner's signature)"
L 2008, c 137, pt of §2 .