Connecticut Home Improvement Contract

Connecticut Home Improvement Contract

Transaction date: [__/__/____]

This agreement is between [OWNER NAME] (Owner), at [OWNER MAILING STREET ADDRESS, CITY, CT ZIP], and [CONTRACTOR LEGAL NAME] (Contractor), at [CONTRACTOR BUSINESS STREET ADDRESS, CITY, CT ZIP]. The agreement covers home improvement work at [PROJECT STREET ADDRESS, CITY, CT ZIP]. Complete every blank and both attached notices before either party signs. Print the signature warning and both detachable notices in at least 12-point boldface type. If the oral sales presentation was principally in a language other than English, supply this contract and both notices in that language.

Owner phone/email: [PHONE / EMAIL]

Contractor phone/email: [PHONE / BUSINESS EMAIL]

Contractor Connecticut home improvement registration number: [NUMBER]

Registered salesperson name and registration number, if one negotiated this contract: [NAME; NUMBER / NOT APPLICABLE — REGISTERED CONTRACTOR SIGNED]

1. Work and contract documents

Contractor shall perform the tasks listed in Exhibit A — Work and Specifications at the project address. Exhibit A describes each work area, materials, product, quantity, finish, drawing, allowance and exclusion. Contractor shall provide the labor, supervision and equipment required for the agreed work, follow applicable building and safety requirements, and obtain permits assigned to Contractor in Exhibit A. Owner shall provide reasonable site access and timely selections listed in Exhibit A.

This agreement and its completed Exhibit A and attached notices are the entire agreement. Each change to the work, price, materials or schedule must be in a writing signed by both Owner and Contractor before changed work proceeds. A change order shall describe the change and its price and date effect.

2. Starting and completion dates

Starting date: [__/__/____]. Completion date: [__/__/____].

Contractor shall promptly give Owner written notice of a material delay and propose a revised completion date. A date change is effective when both parties sign a written change order.

3. Price and payment

Total contract price: $[AMOUNT], including taxes, labor, materials and the scope in Exhibit A, subject to signed changes only. This contract has no contractor loan, cash advance to Owner, or finance charge.

The amounts above total $[TOTAL], equal to the contract price. Contractor shall send an itemized invoice for each payment. Payment method: [METHOD]. Owner may identify disputed incomplete or defective work in writing and withhold a reasonable related amount while paying undisputed amounts. No cancellation right is waived by a payment.

4. Contractor disclosures and performance

Five-year related-entity disclosure: List every corporation, limited liability company, partnership, sole proprietorship or other legal entity that is or has been a Connecticut home improvement contractor or new home construction contractor and in which any owner of Contractor is or has been a shareholder, member, partner or owner during the previous five years. If none, write NONE. For each, state the entity name and the owner(s) involved: [ENTITY; PERSON; PERIOD / NONE].

Contractor shall maintain insurance stated here: [CARRIER; COVERAGE; LIMITS; POLICY / NONE SPECIFIED]. Contractor shall perform the work in a good and workmanlike manner and repair damage caused by its work. Agreed workmanship warranty, if any: [TERM AND REMEDY / NONE BEYOND APPLICABLE LAW]. The parties shall inspect the work at completion and record any agreed punch-list items and schedule in writing.

No provision of this contract makes Owner request cancellation of recurring work by a future date. Any new work requires a new signed agreement or signed change order.

5. Cancellation, notices and disputes

Owner's cancellation right: Connecticut treats this home improvement contract as a home solicitation sale regardless of where it is signed. Owner may cancel until midnight of the third business day after the day Owner signs. For this purpose, do not count Saturdays, Sundays or Connecticut legal holidays. The completed, duplicate detachable notices following Exhibit A explain how to cancel. The deadline entered on both notices must be the correct calendar date. Owner may give written notice showing intent to cancel to the business address or other contact in the notices. Contractor shall orally inform Owner of this right at signing and shall honor a timely cancellation.

Contractor shall deliver Owner without charge a completed copy of this contract, Exhibit A and both detachable notices when this agreement is executed. If Contractor sends a digital copy, Contractor shall put the following statement immediately adjacent to the email or other message body in at least 12-point type (or the same size as a larger message body): PLEASE REVIEW IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR RIGHT TO CANCEL THIS AGREEMENT IN THE “NOTICE OF CANCELLATION” BEING PROVIDED TO YOU.

Ordinary written notices other than cancellation go to the parties' addresses above or to an acknowledged email address above. A party claiming breach shall describe it in writing and allow [NUMBER] days to cure if cure is possible. If an uncured material breach ends the work, the parties shall account for completed work, payments and lawful offsets. Connecticut law governs and a court with jurisdiction in [COUNTY] County, Connecticut may hear a dispute, subject to mandatory consumer protections.

6. Signatures and completed copy

YOU, THE BUYER, MAY CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT OF THE THIRD BUSINESS DAY AFTER THE DATE OF THIS TRANSACTION. SEE THE ATTACHED NOTICE OF CANCELLATION FORM FOR AN EXPLANATION OF THIS RIGHT.

Owner signature: ______________________________ Date: [__/__/____]

Owner printed name / authorized capacity: [NAME; CAPACITY]

Contractor signature: ______________________________ Date: [__/__/____]

Contractor signer's printed name and title: [NAME; TITLE]

Delivery record (no waiver): Owner received a completed copy and two completed detachable cancellation notices at signing. Owner initials: [____] Date: [__/__/____]

Exhibit A — Work and specifications

Work areas and detailed tasks: [DESCRIPTION]

Drawings incorporated by title and date: [DETAILS / NONE].

Excluded work: [DETAILS / NONE].

Permits and inspections; responsible party and cost: [DETAILS].

Owner selection deadlines: [DETAILS / NONE].

Detachable NOTICE OF CANCELLATION — Buyer copy 1

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION

Seller: [SELLER LEGAL NAME]

Date of Transaction: [__/__/____]

You have the right to cancel this contract or sale by following the instructions in this notice. Your deadline is midnight on [__/__/____ — THIRD BUSINESS DAY AFTER TRANSACTION] to cancel. You have until this deadline to sign, date, and send this notice of cancellation to the Seller by email, fax, or mail to the contact information listed below.

(Instructions for seller: To determine the third business day, start counting on the day following the day when the transaction took place and do not count Saturdays, Sundays, or days designated as legal holidays in Connecticut.)

There is no penalty if you cancel. You do not have any legal obligations under the contract if you cancel. If you cancel, the seller must return to you any payments made by you, any property you traded in, and any negotiable instrument executed by you, such as a personal check, money order or promissory note. The seller has ten days after it receives your cancellation notice to return those items to you. Any security interest arising out of the transaction will be cancelled, such as a legal claim or a lien on your property.

If you cancel, you must make available to the seller any goods delivered to you under this contract or sale. The goods must be in substantially as good condition as when you received them. The seller can pick them up from your residence. If you make the goods available to the seller and the seller does not pick them up, after twenty calendar days have passed since you sent this notice to the seller, you may keep or dispose of the goods. If you do not make the goods available to the seller, you will still have to fulfill your contractual obligations.

The seller may also tell you how to return the goods to the seller at the seller's own expense and risk, such as by mailing them to the seller. You do not have to agree to return the goods to the seller yourself, but if you agree to do so but fail to send the goods to the seller, you will still have to fulfill your contractual obligations.

To cancel this contract or sale, you must sign and date this notice, and send it either by email, by fax, or by regular mail to:

[SELLER LEGAL NAME]

Email: [SELLER BUSINESS EMAIL]

OR Fax: [SELLER FAX NUMBER]

OR Regular mail: [SELLER BUSINESS STREET ADDRESS, CITY, CT ZIP]

I hereby cancel this transaction.

Dated: [__/__/____]

Signed: ______________________________

Detachable NOTICE OF CANCELLATION — Buyer copy 2

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION

Seller: [SELLER LEGAL NAME]

Date of Transaction: [__/__/____]

You have the right to cancel this contract or sale by following the instructions in this notice. Your deadline is midnight on [__/__/____ — THIRD BUSINESS DAY AFTER TRANSACTION] to cancel. You have until this deadline to sign, date, and send this notice of cancellation to the Seller by email, fax, or mail to the contact information listed below.

(Instructions for seller: To determine the third business day, start counting on the day following the day when the transaction took place and do not count Saturdays, Sundays, or days designated as legal holidays in Connecticut.)

There is no penalty if you cancel. You do not have any legal obligations under the contract if you cancel. If you cancel, the seller must return to you any payments made by you, any property you traded in, and any negotiable instrument executed by you, such as a personal check, money order or promissory note. The seller has ten days after it receives your cancellation notice to return those items to you. Any security interest arising out of the transaction will be cancelled, such as a legal claim or a lien on your property.

If you cancel, you must make available to the seller any goods delivered to you under this contract or sale. The goods must be in substantially as good condition as when you received them. The seller can pick them up from your residence. If you make the goods available to the seller and the seller does not pick them up, after twenty calendar days have passed since you sent this notice to the seller, you may keep or dispose of the goods. If you do not make the goods available to the seller, you will still have to fulfill your contractual obligations.

The seller may also tell you how to return the goods to the seller at the seller's own expense and risk, such as by mailing them to the seller. You do not have to agree to return the goods to the seller yourself, but if you agree to do so but fail to send the goods to the seller, you will still have to fulfill your contractual obligations.

To cancel this contract or sale, you must sign and date this notice, and send it either by email, by fax, or by regular mail to:

[SELLER LEGAL NAME]

Email: [SELLER BUSINESS EMAIL]

OR Fax: [SELLER FAX NUMBER]

OR Regular mail: [SELLER BUSINESS STREET ADDRESS, CITY, CT ZIP]

I hereby cancel this transaction.

Dated: [__/__/____]

Signed: ______________________________