New Jersey Home Improvement Contract

New Jersey Home Improvement Contract

Contract date: [__/__/____] Project address: [STREET, CITY, NEW JERSEY ZIP]

Owner: [FULL NAME], [MAILING ADDRESS], [PHONE], [EMAIL].

Contractor business: [LEGAL NAME], [BUSINESS ADDRESS], [PHONE]. New Jersey business registration number: [NUMBER].

Individual contractor who will provide services: [LEGAL NAME AND BUSINESS ADDRESS]. Individual license number, if currently required and issued: [NUMBER / EXPLAIN STATUS].

Sales representative or agent who solicited or negotiated this agreement: [LEGAL NAME AND BUSINESS ADDRESS / NONE].

Other general contractor or person responsible for performance, if any: [LEGAL NAME AND ADDRESS / NONE]. Contractor shall not sell or assign this contract without Owner's written consent.

Owner engages Contractor to perform the work in Exhibit A at the project address. This agreement, Exhibit A, the attached insurance certificate, and any later written change order signed by all parties are the entire project agreement.

1. Work and materials

Contractor shall perform the tasks and furnish the principal products and materials described in Exhibit A. Exhibit A states, where applicable, each product's name, make, model, model year, size, and capacity and each principal material's type, grade, quality, size, or quantity. Represented or Owner-selected products shall be identified there. Contractor shall not substitute a principal product or material without Owner's written agreement.

Work excluded from the price: [SPECIFIC EXCLUSIONS / NONE]. Site access hours: [DAYS AND HOURS]. Owner selections and dates due: [DETAILS / NONE].

Permits and inspections: [CONTRACTOR / OWNER] will obtain [IDENTIFY PERMITS]. Contractor shall not begin work until the required permits have issued. Contractor shall furnish Owner copies of required midpoint and final inspection certificates when construction is complete and before requesting final payment or Owner's completion signature.

2. Start and completion

Work will begin on or within: [DATE OR DEFINITE PERIOD]. Work will be completed by or within: [DATE OR DEFINITE PERIOD]. Contractor shall notify Owner promptly in writing of a material delay and its cause. A change to either period must be in a written change order signed by all parties.

3. Price and payment

Total price, including all finance charges: $[AMOUNT]. Finance charges included in that total: $[AMOUNT / ZERO]. Payment method: [METHOD].

☐ Fixed price. ☐ Time and materials: labor at $[RATE] per hour, materials at [EXACT PRICING METHOD], with [OTHER PRICE TERMS AND CAP / NONE]. The estimated or maximum total, as applicable, is $[AMOUNT]; identify which: [ESTIMATE / CAP].

Any mortgage or security interest connected with this work or its financing: [DESCRIBE PROPERTY, SECURITY DOCUMENT, AND TERMS / NONE]. If financing or a promissory note is used, attach its complete terms and any separate disclosures that apply; this agreement does not itself create a mortgage or security interest.

4. Warranties and changes

Contractor's labor or service warranty: [EXACT COVERAGE, DURATION, REMEDY, AND EXCLUSIONS / NONE OFFERED]. Product or material warranties: [IDENTIFY EACH WRITTEN WARRANTY AND ATTACH IT / NONE OFFERED]. Contractor shall furnish Owner the written warranties made in connection with this work at bid and contract signing, except a separate manufacturer's warranty may be furnished when its product is installed.

Any change to the work, material, price, financing, or time must be written and signed by Owner and Contractor before changed work is performed. The change order shall identify the changed task and material, the added or reduced price, the revised total, and the revised start or completion date. Oral instructions do not amend this agreement.

Notices under this agreement: Owner at [ADDRESS]; Contractor business at [ADDRESS]. New Jersey law governs this agreement, subject to mandatory consumer protections.

5. Notice to consumer and cancellation

Print the following notice in at least 10-point bold-faced type in the signed copy. Fill in the contractor business contact details.

NOTICE TO CONSUMER

YOU MAY CANCEL THIS CONTRACT AT ANY TIME BEFORE MIDNIGHT OF THE THIRD BUSINESS DAY AFTER RECEIVING A COPY OF THIS CONTRACT. IF YOU WISH TO CANCEL THIS CONTRACT, YOU MUST EITHER:

1. SEND A SIGNED AND DATED WRITTEN NOTICE OF CANCELLATION BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED; OR

2. PERSONALLY DELIVER A SIGNED AND DATED WRITTEN NOTICE OF CANCELLATION TO:

[NAME OF CONTRACTOR BUSINESS]
[ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR BUSINESS]
[PHONE NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR BUSINESS]

If you cancel this contract within the three-day period, you are entitled to a full refund of your money. Refunds must be made within 30 days of the contractor business's receipt of the cancellation notice.

Contractor business address for cancellation: [STREET, CITY, STATE, ZIP]. Phone: [NUMBER].

6. Signatures and delivery

The parties have read this agreement and its attachments. Contractor shall give Owner a complete signed copy. Signed copy delivered to Owner on: [__/__/____] By: [PERSON AND METHOD].

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

Contractor business authorized signature: __________________________ Date: [__/__/____]

Signer name and title: [NAME AND TITLE]

Individual contractor signature, if separately required: __________________________ Date: [__/__/____]

Exhibit A — Work and principal materials

Plans or specifications incorporated by title and date: [LIST / NONE]. Owner selections specifically represented or requested: [DETAILS / NONE].

Contractor business commercial general liability insurance certificate attached: ☐ Yes. Insurer telephone number: [NUMBER].

Owner initials for Exhibit A and attachments: [____] Contractor initials: [____]

Sources and References

• P.L. 2023, c. 237, § 39 (N.J.S.A. 56:8-151)
• N.J.A.C. 13:45A-16.2 and 17.13, Division of Consumer Affairs