Ohio's Prompt Payment laws require payments to material suppliers within 10 days after their hiring party receives payment.
What does Ohio law require of door-to-door sales? Under the Home Solicitation Sales Act, a seller must: Give the consumer a copy of the signed written agreement, including the date, the seller's name, the seller's address, and essentially the same language used in the verbal sales presentation.
Today, many industry-standard construction contracts contain a “correction period,” which is a period of time (typically one year) following final project completion during which an owner may require the contractor to return to the job site and correct defective work at the contractor's expense.
The New Home Warranty Act is a statutory warranty that applies to any person (or their entity) which constructs a home or “engages another to construct a home, including a home occupied initially by its builder as its residence, for the purpose of sale.” There are really two warranties: The first is a warranty for the ...
The law also places a limit on the amount a contractor can take as a down payment or deposit before work starts. Unless there are custom or specialty orders for materials, the contractor cannot ask for more than 10% upfront before work starts.
The HCSSA is similar to the OCSPA in that it prohibits certain deceptive acts in connection with work relating to home construction service, it requires the service contractor to perform its construction work in a "workmanlike manner," and it provides the home owner with a cause of action to rescind the contract or ...