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Arkansas solar cancellation rights

3 calendar days (excluding Sundays and holidays) — Ark. Code Ann. 4-89-107 (buyer has an absolute right to cancel a home solicitation contract until midnight of the third calendar day, excluding Sundays and holidays, after signing; cancellation by returning the seller's notice form, preferably by registered mail). FTC Cooling-Off Rule (16 CFR Part 429) also applies.

The law

  • Ark. Code Ann. 4-89-101 et seq.; 4-89-107 (Home Solicitation Sales Act — 3-calendar-day cancellation right)
  • Ark. Code Ann. 4-88-101 et seq. (Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act)
  • FTC Cooling-Off Rule, 16 CFR Part 429

Contract notes

No solar-specific consumer protection statute located. Arkansas's home-solicitation period runs in CALENDAR days (excluding Sundays and declared holidays) rather than business days — a trap for buyers counting the weekend. Cancellation rights depend on the sale being home-solicited and timely action; misrepresentation claims run under the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (Ark. Code Ann. 4-88-101 et seq.).

Enforcement watch: No AR AG enforcement action on residential solar located for 2024-2026 (AG Tim Griffin issued a 2025 consumer alert specifically naming door-to-door solar panel sales as a home-solicitation scam risk, but no lawsuit).

What to do next in Arkansas

  1. Read your contract's cancellation clause tonight. Compare it against the state window: 3 calendar days (excluding Sundays and holidays) — Ark. Code Ann. 4-89-107 (buyer has an absolute right to cancel a home solicitation contract until midnight of the third calendar day, excluding Sundays and holidays, after signing; cancellation by returning the seller's notice form, preferably by registered mail). 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 Ark. Code Ann. 4-89-101 et seq.; 4-89-107 (Home Solicitation Sales Act — 3-calendar-day cancellation right), 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: law.justia.com, arkansasag.gov, arkansasag.gov · Verified 2026-10-10