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West Virginia solar cancellation rights

3 business days — W. Va. Code 46A-2-132 (home solicitation; buyer's right to cancel; notice) et seq. (46A-2-133 form of agreement; 46A-2-134 restoration of down payment). FTC Cooling-Off Rule (16 CFR Part 429) also applies.

The law

  • W. Va. Code 46A-2-132 through 46A-2-135 (home solicitation — cancellation right; form; restoration of down payment; no compensation for pre-cancellation services)
  • W. Va. Code 46A-6-101 et seq. (WV Consumer Credit and Protection Act, unfair/deceptive practices)
  • FTC Cooling-Off Rule, 16 CFR Part 429

Contract notes

No solar-specific consumer protection statute located. The WVCCPA is notably pro-buyer: a seller who performs services before cancellation or before giving the required statement gets NO compensation for them (W. Va. Code 46A-2-135), and down payments must be restored within 10 days of cancellation (46A-2-134); a clause letting the seller keep any part of the payment is void. Misrepresentation claims run under the WVCCPA (W. Va. Code 46A-6-101 et seq.).

Enforcement watch: No WV AG enforcement action on residential solar located for 2024-2026 (a WV AG lawsuit filing alleging home-improvement/door-to-door violations references the FTC Cooling-Off Rule, but no solar-specific action found).

What to do next in West Virginia

  1. Read your contract's cancellation clause tonight. Compare it against the state window: 3 business days — W. Va. Code 46A-2-132 (home solicitation; buyer's right to cancel; notice) et seq. (46A-2-133 form of agreement; 46A-2-134 restoration of down payment). FTC Cooling-Off Rule (16 CFR Part 429) also applies.
  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 W. Va. Code 46A-2-132 through 46A-2-135 (home solicitation — cancellation right; form; restoration of down payment; no compensation for pre-cancellation services), 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: code.wvlegislature.gov, www.stateregstoday.com, public-inspection.federalregister.gov · Verified 2026-10-10