Your Right to Cancel a Purchase in North Carolina

In a home solicitation sale, the buyer may cancel until midnight of the third business day after signing the agreement or offer. Cancellation is done by giving written notice to the seller at the address in the agreement; a mailed notice counts when it is deposited in the mail, properly addressed and postage prepaid. Unless the seller provided the required form, any written statement showing the buyer does not want to be bound is enough. The right to cancel does not apply in certain cases where the buyer asked in a separate writing for urgent or emergency service and the seller has already begun work in good faith. If the seller, through its own fault, does not deliver within 30 days of signing (unless a later date was agreed in writing), the buyer may cancel before accepting the goods or services and get a refund.