How long does a homeowner have to cancel a home improvement contract in New Hampshire?

In New Hampshire, a buyer may cancel a home solicitation sale of goods or services priced at $150 or more (a sale solicited and made anywhere other than the seller’s permanent place of business) any time before midnight of the third business day after the transaction, by written notice mailed to the seller or by returning the merchandise in person. At the time of the sale the seller must give the buyer a completed receipt and a copy of the contract showing the seller’s name and address and the date, with a statement in at least 10-point boldface type next to the buyer’s signature that "ANY BUYER MAY CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION ANY TIME PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT OF THE THIRD BUSINESS DAY AFTER THE DATE OF THIS TRANSACTION"; a contract with the Federal Trade Commission’s door-to-door cancellation forms also complies. If the buyer cancels, the seller must return within 15 days any payments made, any trade-in or its allowance, and any note or other evidence of debt. If the seller performed services or work that physically altered the buyer’s property during the cancellation period, the buyer is entitled to a refund of everything paid with no deduction for that work, or may instead demand full restoration of the property where it can reasonably be restored. A violation is an unfair or deceptive act under the Consumer Protection Act, RSA 358-A. The federal cooling-off rule separately gives three business days to cancel many sales made at the buyer’s home. This is RSA 361-B:1, 361-B:2, 361-B:3.

WhatNew Hampshire
Right to cancel3 business days for home solicitation sales of $150+

What the statute says

“ANY BUYER MAY CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION ANY TIME PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT OF THE THIRD BUSINESS DAY AFTER THE DATE OF THIS TRANSACTION …”

Quoted word for word from the section’s text.

Source

RSA 361-B:1, 361-B:2, 361-B:3

Read the statute in the New Hampshire Revised Statutes (General Court of New Hampshire): gencourt.state.nh.us.

Checked against the statute on November 15, 2026.

This is a summary of a published statute, not legal advice. Rules change, local ordinances can add to them, and the terms of a specific lease may differ. Check the citation and speak to a lawyer before acting.

How Seayora uses this rule

An estimate on Seayora carries its own terms and contract text, and the customer’s approval is recorded with its date, so the day a cancellation period starts is on file for both the contractor and the homeowner.

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