A written contract between a person and a residential contractor for the performance of repair work on a residential building shall:

(1)  include a notice of the person’s right to cancel the contract, as described in Section 13-50-202, that is in substantially the following form:
     “Utah Code Section 13-50-202 provides that if, when you signed this contract, the residential contractor knew or should have known that you intended that all or part of the contract would be paid with proceeds of a property and casualty insurance policy, you may cancel this contract within five business days after the day on which you receive written notification from your property and casualty insurer that your claim, or a portion of your claim, has been denied”;

Terms Used In Utah Code 13-50-203

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Repair work: means any work done to siding, gutters, a roof system, or a window system to repair damage caused by wind or hail. See Utah Code 13-50-102
  • Residential building: means a single or multiple family dwelling of up to four units. See Utah Code 13-50-102
  • Residential contractor: means a person that, for compensation, other than wages as an employee, contracts or offers to contract to:
(a) perform repair work on a residential building;
(b) arrange for, manage, or process repair work on a residential building; or
(c) serve as a representative, agent, or assignee of the owner or possessor of a residential building for purposes of repair work on the residential building. See Utah Code 13-50-102
(2)  state the mailing address where the residential contractor receives written notice; and

(3)  include a detachable copy of a notice of cancellation that is in substantially the following form:
     “NOTICE OF CANCELLATION
     If your property and casualty insurer denies your claim, or a portion of your claim, to pay for the repair work 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 cancellation notice to ______ (name of residential contractor) at ______ (address where residential contractor receives notices) any time within five business days after the day on which you receive written notice from your property and casualty insurer that your claim, or a portion of your claim, for coverage of the repair services described in this contract has been denied. If you cancel, any payments made by you under the contract will be returned within 10 business days after the day on which the residential contractor receives your written cancellation notice, except that the residential contractor may retain or collect the reasonable value of any repair work actually performed, if you expressly instructed the residential contractor to perform the repair work without waiting for notice of coverage from your property and casualty insurer.
     I HEREBY CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION.
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