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

In Oregon, a buyer may cancel a home solicitation sale of goods or services, including repairs, alterations or improvements to real property bought for personal, family or household use, until midnight of the third business day after signing the agreement or paying by cash or check, by giving the seller written notice of cancellation at the address in the agreement. The written agreement must state in at least 10-point boldface type, next to the buyer’s signature, that the buyer may cancel before midnight of the third business day, the seller must give the buyer a duplicate "NOTICE OF BUYER’S RIGHT TO CANCEL" in the statutory wording and tell the buyer orally of the right, and until the seller complies the buyer may cancel in any manner and by any means. Within 10 days after cancellation the seller must return any payments and any note or other evidence of debt, and a seller who performed services before cancellation is entitled to no compensation for them. The buyer may not cancel if the buyer initiated the contact and, in a separate signed writing not furnished by the seller, asked for goods or services without delay because of an emergency, described the emergency and expressly waived the right to cancel within three business days, the seller in good faith substantially began performance before the notice of cancellation, and any goods cannot be returned in substantially as good condition. A business day does not include a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. The federal cooling-off rule separately gives three business days to cancel many sales made at the buyer’s home. This is ORS 83.010, 83.710, 83.720, 83.730, 83.740, 83.750.

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Right to cancel3 business days for home solicitation sales

What the statute says

“… the buyer has the right to cancel a home solicitation sale until 12 midnight of the third business day after the day on which the buyer signs an agreement or offer to purchase …”

Quoted word for word from the section’s text.

Source

ORS 83.010, 83.710, 83.720, 83.730, 83.740, 83.750

Read the statute in the Oregon Revised Statutes (Oregon State Legislature): oregonlegislature.gov.

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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