# Federal — Consumer contract cooling-off and rescission periods by US state and transaction type

For Federal, transaction type is door-to-door sales; cooling-off period is 3 business days; cancellation method is mail or deliver a signed and dated copy of this Cancellation Notice or any other written notice, or send a telegram; refund timeline is 10 business days; cancellation fee is none, recorded from its source on 2026-08-16.

- **State:** Federal
- **Transaction type:** door-to-door sales
- **Cooling-off period:** 3 business days
- **Cancellation method:** mail or deliver a signed and dated copy of this Cancellation Notice or any other written notice, or send a telegram
- **Refund timeline:** 10 business days
- **Cancellation fee:** none
- **Statute:** 16 CFR Part 429

## What the source says

> You may CANCEL this transaction, without any Penalty or Obligation, within THREE BUSINESS DAYS from the above date. If you cancel, any property traded in, any payments made by you under the contract or sale, and any negotiable instrument executed by you will be returned within TEN BUSINESS DAYS following receipt by the seller of your cancellation notice

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-429

Last verified: 2026-08-16. Review by: 2027-08-16.
Part of [Consumer contract cooling-off and rescission periods by US state and transaction type](https://referencesource.org/state-consumer-cooling-off-periods/).