§ 8-617. Payment before signing contract; deposit limited  


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  •    (a) Payment before signing contract. -- A person may not demand or receive any payment for a home improvement before the home improvement contract is signed.

    (b) Deposit limited. -- A person may not receive a deposit of more than one-third of the home improvement contract price before or at the time of execution of the home improvement contract.


HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 56, § 261; 1992, ch. 4, § 2.