How to Cancel a Solar Panel Contract in Florida
Signed a solar panel contract in Florida and immediately regretted it? You may have more options than the company told you — but the clock is already running.
Florida law gives homeowners who sign a solar panel contract the right to cancel within 3 business days of signing. This is called the right of rescission and it is protected under Florida’s Home Solicitation Sales Act. If a salesperson came to your home, knocked on your door, or approached you anywhere other than the company’s permanent place of business, this right applies to you. You must cancel in writing within 3 business days. The company is required to return any deposit you paid and cannot charge you a cancellation fee.
But what happens if those 3 days have already passed?
This is where it gets more complicated — and where having an attorney review your contract becomes critical. Many solar contracts contain cancellation clauses with penalties ranging from several hundred to several thousand dollars. Some contracts lock homeowners in for 20 to 25 years. Some are structured as leases, some as loan agreements, and some as PACE financing attached directly to your property tax bill as a lien. Each one has different cancellation rights, different consequences, and different legal strategies for getting out.
Common grounds our firm reviews for contract cancellation include misrepresentation by the salesperson about savings, costs, or loan terms, failure to disclose the true nature of the agreement including PACE lien attachment, predatory or deceptive sales practices under Florida consumer protection law, improper installation or failure to deliver promised system performance, and financing terms that were not clearly disclosed at the time of signing.
At SalcinesLaw we review solar panel contracts, PACE agreements, and solar leases for Florida homeowners who believe they were misled, want to cancel, or are facing a closing complication because of an existing solar agreement on their property.
If you signed a solar contract and want to know your options, call our office today. The sooner you act the more options you have.
“THE MOST EXPENSIVE CLOSING IS THE ONE WITHOUT A LAWYER. NEVER CLOSE ALONE®”