When a contract is subject to the three-day right of cancellation, the contractor must give the buyer:
Explanation
Civil Code §1689.7 requires the seller to give the buyer the contract accompanied by a completed Notice of Cancellation form in duplicate, in type of at least 10 point, attached to the agreement and easily detachable so the buyer can tear it off and mail it. One copy in 8-point type is not that form: 8-point is the allowance B&P §7191(a) makes for service and repair contracts, and only in contrasting red. Nor is the right paperwork-free - delivering the form is part of the seller's duty - and the license and bond figures belong elsewhere in the contract, not in place of the notice.
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