Title 59.1. Trade and Commerce
Chapter 61. Residential Property Owners Protection Act
§ 59.1-619. (Effective January 1, 2027) State of emergency; required notice; right to cancel contract.
A. A residential property owner may cancel a contract with a contractor to provide roofing services within the earlier of 10 days after the execution of the contract or by the official start date of the services, if (i) the contract was entered into within 180 days of the declaration of a state of emergency by the Governor and (ii) the residential property is located within the geographic area for which the declaration of the state of emergency applies. The residential property owner shall send the notice of cancellation by certified mail, return receipt requested, or other form of mail that provides proof of delivery to the contractor's address specified in the contract.
B. Upon the declaration of a state of emergency by the Governor, a contractor executing a contract to provide roofing services with a residential property owner for a property located within the geographic area for which the declaration of the state of emergency applies shall include, or add as an attachment to the contract, the following language in bold type in at least 14-point font on the page reserved for the residential property owner's signature:
"YOU, THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNER, MAY CANCEL THIS CONTRACT WITHOUT PENALTY OR OBLIGATION WITHIN THE EARLIER OF 10 DAYS AFTER THE EXECUTION OF THE CONTRACT OR BY THE OFFICIAL START DATE OF THE SERVICES BECAUSE THIS CONTRACT WAS ENTERED INTO WITHIN 180 DAYS OF THE DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY BY THE GOVERNOR. THE OFFICIAL START DATE OF THE SERVICES IS THE DATE ON WHICH THE WORK THAT INCLUDES THE INSTALLATION OF MATERIALS THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE FINAL WORK ON THE ROOF COMMENCES, A PERMIT HAS BEEN ISSUED, OR A TEMPORARY REPAIR TO THE ROOF HAS BEEN MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE VIRGINIA BUILDING CODE."
