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Pennsylvania solar cancellation rights

3 business days — Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act, 73 P.S. §§ 517.1–517.19 (every covered contract >$500 must include notice of the right to rescind without penalty within 3 business days of signing, regardless of where signed; AG confirms this); plus FTC Cooling-Off Rule, 16 CFR Part 429 (3 business days, ≥$25 home sales).

The law

  • 73 P.S. §§ 517.1–517.19 (Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act)
  • 73 P.S. §§ 201-1–201-9.3 (Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law)

Contract notes

Third-party PPA legality in PA is ambiguous. HICPA applies to solar installers: registration with the AG required (work >$5,000/yr), deposit capped at 1/3 of contract price (for contracts >$5,000), written contract required, and HICPA violations support UTPCPL treble damages.

Enforcement watch: No Pennsylvania AG solar-company enforcement action 2024-2026 found. (PA was among venues listed in Vision Solar's multi-state bankruptcy litigation; not a new PA AG action.)

What to do next in Pennsylvania

  1. Read your contract's cancellation clause tonight. Compare it against the state window: 3 business days — Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act, 73 P.S. §§ 517.1–517.19 (every covered contract >$500 must include notice of the right to rescind without penalty within 3 business days of signing, regardless of where signed; AG confirms this); 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 73 P.S. §§ 517.1–517.19 (Home Improvement Consumer Protection 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: www.attorneygeneral.gov, defenselawyerserie.com · Verified 2026-10-10