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CHAPTER 402 An Act to amend and reenact § 59.1-21.7 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the cancellation of a home solicitation contract. [H 1616] Approved March 20, 2001

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 59.1-21.7 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 59.1-21.7. Cancellation of contract when seller has misrepresented nature or purpose of transaction.

Notwithstanding any other provisions provision of law, if at the time of a home solicitation a seller or his agent should fail to immediately identify himself as a seller or lessor, or should he represent or infer imply that his purpose at the time of solicitation is anything other than selling or leasing if that is not substantially true, the buyer shall have a total of thirty days to cancel any home solicitation sales contract there entered into in the same manner and to the same extent as otherwise provided by this chapter; provided that the goods or merchandise are made available for the seller's repossession and are tendered back to the seller in substantially as good condition as when received by the buyer.