Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 83 § 83.730 — Written
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 83 ·
Oregon Code § 83.730·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Written
agreement or offer to purchase; contents; notice of buyers right to cancel;
form.
(1) A home
solicitation sale must be evidenced by a written agreement or offer to purchase
signed by the buyer. At the time a buyer executes the written agreement or
offer to purchase:
(a) The seller
must furnish the buyer with a fully completed copy of the written agreement or
offer to purchase.
(b) The written
agreement or offer to purchase must:
(A) Designate as
the date of the transaction the date on which the buyer actually signs;
(B) Contain the
name of the seller and address of the sellers place of business;
(C) Be in the
same language as the language that is principally used in the sales
presentation; and
(D) Contain, in
immediate proximity to a space reserved for the signature of the buyer, in at
least 10-point boldfaced type, a statement in substantially the following form:
______________________________________________________________________________
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 buyers
right to cancel for an explanation of the right to cancel.
______________________________________________________________________________
(c) The seller
must provide the buyer, by a method chosen by the seller, with a duplicate copy
of the notice of the buyers right to cancel described in subsection (2) of
this section so that, if the buyer cancels the transaction, the buyer can
retain a complete copy of the written agreement or offer to purchase. If both
copies of the notice are not attached to the written agreement or offer to
purchase, the seller shall change the last sentence in the statement required
under paragraph (b)(D) of this subsection to conform to the actual location of
the copies of the notice. Both copies of the notice must contain:
(A) The name of
the seller;
(B) The address
of the sellers place of business;
(C) The date of
the transaction; and
(D) The date, not
earlier than the third business day following the date of the transaction, by
which the buyer may give notice of cancellation.
(d) The seller
must orally inform the buyer of the buyers right to cancel.
(2) The notice of
the buyers right to cancel must be in conspicuous type, 10-point or larger,
and must read as follows:
______________________________________________________________________________
NOTICE
OF BUYERS RIGHT TO CANCEL
(1) (Date) You,
the buyer, may cancel this agreement without any penalty, cancellation fee or
other financial obligation by mailing or delivering a notice to the seller
within THREE BUSINESS DAYS from the above date.
(2) If you
cancel:
(a) Any property
you traded in, any payments you made under the sales contract and any checks or
notes you signed will be returned within 10 business days following receipt by
the seller of your notice of cancellation. Any security interest that arises from
the transaction will be canceled.
(b) You may
either make available to the seller at your residence, in substantially as good
condition as when received, any goods delivered to you under the sales contract
or you may comply with the sellers instructions regarding the return shipment
of the goods at the sellers expense and risk.
(c) If you make
the goods available to the seller at your residence and the seller does not
pick up the goods within 20 days of the date of your notice of cancellation,
you may keep or discard the goods without further obligation.
(d) If you do not
make the goods available to the seller, or if you agree to return the goods to
the seller and you do not return the goods, you must perform all of your
obligations under the sales contract.
(3) To cancel
this transaction, mail or deliver a signed and dated copy of this notice or
other written expression of your intention to cancel, or send a telegram, to
(name of seller) at (address of sellers place of business) not later than 12
midnight on (date), the third business day after you signed the written
agreement or offer to purchase.
I HEREBY CANCEL
THIS TRANSACTION.
__________________ _____
(Signature of buyer) (Date)
______________________________________________________________________________
(3) In a home
solicitation sale subject to federal rules under 16 C.F.R. part 429, the seller
may provide the notice required by the federal rules in lieu of the notice
required under subsection (2) of this section if the notice required under
federal rules contains the information specified in subsection (1)(c) of this
section.
(4) Until the
seller has complied with this section the buyer may cancel the home
solicitation sale by notifying the seller in any manner and by any means of an
intention to cancel. [1971 c.744 §21(3); 1977 c.170 §2; 2005 c.223 §3]
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01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 83.730
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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