(a)  Within twenty (20) days after a door-to-door sale has been cancelled, the seller shall tender to the buyer any payments made by the buyer and any note or other evidence of indebtedness. Any security interest arising out of the transaction will be canceled.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 6-28-5

  • Agreement: means a written contractual agreement between the merchant and the third-party delivery service. See Rhode Island General Laws 6-58-1
  • Door-to-Door Sale: means a sale, lease, or rental of consumer goods or services with a purchase price of twenty-five dollars ($25. See Rhode Island General Laws 6-28-2
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Seller: means any person, partnership, corporation, or association engaged in the door-to-door sale of consumer goods or services. See Rhode Island General Laws 6-28-2

(b)  If the downpayment includes goods traded in, the goods shall be tendered in substantially as good condition as when received. If the seller fails to tender the goods as provided by this section, the buyer may elect to recover an amount equal to the trade-in allowance stated in the agreement.

(c)  The seller may retain as a cancellation fee five percent (5%) of the cash price; five dollars ($5.00); or the amount of the cash down payment, whichever is least. If the seller fails to comply with an obligation imposed by this section, or if the buyer avoids the sale on any ground independent of his right to cancel under § 6-28-3, the seller is not entitled to retain a cancellation fee.

(d)  Until the seller has complied with the obligations imposed by this section, the buyer may retain possession of goods delivered to him or her by the seller and has a lien on the goods for any recovery to which the buyer is entitled.

History of Section.
P.L. 1995, ch. 52, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 19.