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New Jersey solar cancellation rights

3 business days — N.J.S.A. 17:16C-61.1–61.9 (Door-to-Door Retail Installment Sales Act: notice by certified mail, postmarked by 5 p.m. of the third business day) for financed/door-to-door sales; N.J.A.C. 13:45A-16.2(a)(12) requires a 3-business-day right to cancel in home improvement contracts; plus FTC Cooling-Off Rule, 16 CFR Part 429 (3 business days, ≥$25 home sales).

The law

  • N.J.S.A. 17:16C-61.1–61.9 (Door-to-Door Retail Installment Sales Act)
  • N.J.A.C. 13:45A-16.2 (Home Improvement Practices — 3-business-day cancellation notice)
  • N.J.S.A. 56:8-2 et seq. (Consumer Fraud Act); N.J.S.A. 56:8-136 et seq. (Contractors' Registration Act)

Contract notes

Third-party PPAs appear permitted in NJ (BPU net metering accommodates third-party ownership; no restriction found). NJ home improvement contractors must be registered (N.J.S.A. 56:8-136 et seq.); home improvement contracts carry a 3-business-day cancellation under N.J.A.C. 13:45A-16.2(a)(12).

Enforcement watch: No New Jersey AG solar-company enforcement action 2024-2026 found. Prior: AG Grewal settlement with NRG Residential Solar Solutions (~$69,000, deceptive lease/savings claims under the Consumer Fraud Act) — out of window. (AG Platkin joined the multi-state Solar for All EPA challenge, 2025 — program-funding suit, not consumer enforcement.)

What to do next in New Jersey

  1. Read your contract's cancellation clause tonight. Compare it against the state window: 3 business days — N.J.S.A. 17:16C-61.1–61.9 (Door-to-Door Retail Installment Sales Act: notice by certified mail, postmarked by 5 p.m. of the third business day) for financed/door-to-door sales; N.J.A.C. 13:45A-16.2(a)(12) requires a 3-business-day right to cancel in home improvement contracts; plus FTC Cooling-Off Rule, 16 CFR Part 429 (3 business days, ≥$25 home sales).
  2. If the company never gave you a cancellation form, your federal 3-day clock may never have started — that's the loophole in our cooling-off guide.
  3. Past the window? Shift to the complaint path: where to file, and check whether savings were misrepresented (guide).
Get the notice written for you. The $39 SolarEscape Kit generates a cancellation letter citing N.J.S.A. 17:16C-61.1–61.9 (Door-to-Door Retail Installment Sales Act), with your dates filled in — plus the complaint kit and bankrupt-installer playbook.
Not legal advice. This tool provides general information based on state statutes and the FTC Cooling-Off Rule as of October 2026. Laws change and every contract is different. For advice about your specific situation, talk to a consumer attorney or your state attorney general's office. We can't promise you can cancel — nobody can. What we do: tell you where the cancellation windows are, and what to do when they're closed.

Sources: static1.squarespace.com, www.njoag.gov, www.njoag.gov · Verified 2026-10-10