9-A M.R.S. § 3-505
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9-A §3-505. Duty of buyer; no compensation for services prior to cancellation
Official statutory text
1. Except as provided by the provisions on retention of goods by the buyer, subsection 3 of section 3‑504 , within a reasonable time after a home solicitation sale has been cancelled or an offer to purchase revoked, the buyer upon demand must tender to the seller any goods delivered by the seller pursuant to the sale but the buyer is not obligated to tender at any place other than the buyer's residence. If the seller fails to demand possession of goods within a reasonable time after cancellation or revocation, the goods become the property of the buyer without obligation to pay for them. For the purpose of this section, 40 days is presumed to be a reasonable time. [RR 2025, c. 1, Pt. C, §31 (COR).]
2. The buyer has a duty to take reasonable care of the goods in the buyer's possession before cancellation or revocation and for a reasonable time thereafter, during which time the goods are otherwise at the seller's risk. [RR 2025, c. 1, Pt. C, §31 (COR).]
3. If the seller has performed any services pursuant to a home solicitation sale prior to its cancellation, the seller is not entitled to compensation. [RR 2025, c. 1, Pt. C, §31 (COR).]
2. The buyer has a duty to take reasonable care of the goods in the buyer's possession before cancellation or revocation and for a reasonable time thereafter, during which time the goods are otherwise at the seller's risk. [RR 2025, c. 1, Pt. C, §31 (COR).]
3. If the seller has performed any services pursuant to a home solicitation sale prior to its cancellation, the seller is not entitled to compensation. [RR 2025, c. 1, Pt. C, §31 (COR).]
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