Prior to entering into a contract, a residential roofing services provider shall, in writing, furnish a person with:

(1) The residential roofing services provider’s:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 62-6-603

  • Contract: means a contract in this state between a person and a residential roofing services provider for the provision of goods or services related to the repair or replacement of a roof system the costs of which the residential roofing services provider represents are to be paid, or are likely to be paid, in whole or in part, from the proceeds of a property and casualty insurance policy. See Tennessee Code 62-6-601
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Contractor: includes , but is not limited to, a prime contractor, electrical contractor, electrical subcontractor, mechanical contractor, mechanical subcontractor, plumbing contractor and plumbing subcontractor, masonry contractor, and roofing subcontractor where the total cost of the roofing portion of the construction project is twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or more. See Tennessee Code 62-6-102
  • Emergency repairs: means goods or services provided for the purpose of making urgent and necessary repairs to the roof system of residential real estate if, without such repairs, damage to the residential real estate would occur. See Tennessee Code 62-6-601
  • Person: means an individual or entity. See Tennessee Code 62-6-601
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(A) Business mailing address for cancellation purposes;
(B) Telephone number;
(C) License or registration number of any contractor, home improvement contractor, or public adjuster license or registration held in this or any other state; and
(D) Electronic mail address or facsimile number for cancellation purposes, if available;
(2) A detailed description of all damage or repairs to be claimed or covered by the contract and the location of such damage;
(3) A written statement in boldface type of a minimum size of ten (10) points, containing language substantially similar to the following:

You may cancel this contract at any time before midnight on the third business day after you have received written notification from your insurer that all or any part of the claim or contract is not a covered loss under your insurance policy. This right to cancel is in addition to any other rights of cancellation which may be found in state or federal law or regulation. See the attached notice of cancellation form for an explanation of this right.

; and

(4) A form in duplicate, captioned “NOTICE OF CANCELLATION”, attached in an easily detachable manner to the contract, that contains in boldface type of a minimum size of ten (10) points the following statement or language substantially similar:

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION

If you are notified by your insurer that all or any part of the claim or contract is not a covered loss under your insurance policy, you may cancel the contract by mailing or delivering a signed and dated copy of this cancellation notice or any other signed and dated written notice to________________ (name of residential roofing services provider) at________________ (business mailing address) or________________ (if available, facsimile number or electronic mail address of residential roofing services provider) at any time prior to midnight on the third business day after you have received such notice from your insurer. If you cancel, any payments made by you under the contract, except those for emergency repairs already performed by the residential roofing services provider, will be returned to you within ten (10) business days following receipt by the residential roofing services provider of your cancellation notice.

I HEREBY CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION.

____________________ (date)

____________________ (person’s signature).

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