A home improvement contract must include the approximate start and completion dates. Failure to include required contract terms can result in what?
Explanation
B&P §7159 lists the terms a home improvement contract must contain, including approximate start and completion dates; omitting them is a cause for discipline and the missing protections cannot be enforced against the consumer. (a) understates the exposure by treating the license and the contract as unconnected. (b) overstates it — the statute does not automatically void the contract or order restitution of everything paid. (c) is the waiver misconception again: the consumer's signature cannot supply a term the statute requires.
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