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Solar Panel Fraud

Have You Been the Victim of Solar Panel Fraud?

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The prospect of saving money on electric bills while helping to save the planet has many people considering solar energy. At the same time, the rush to fill consumer demand has opened the door to many deceptive and fraudulent sales practices within the solar panel industry. Consumers need to beware unscrupulous solar sales companies and heed the warning signs of a solar panel scam.

Solar Panel Fraud Warning Signs:

  • Door-to-door solar panel sales. In-home solicitations are designed to catch the consumer off guard leaving homeowners vulnerable to manipulative and deceptive sales practices.
  • Promises that the solar panels will "pay for themselves." For many, if not most, consumers, solar panels are unable to produce enough electricity to offset the cost to purchase and install them. If a solar panel sales person promises something that sounds too good to be true--it probably is.
  • Offers for "free" or "no cost" solar panels. Solar panel companies may offer to install solar panels for free. In return, however, the consumer is obligated to sign a long-term (as high as 25 years or more) power purchase agreement or lease with the company. The consumer is then stuck with solar panels for the duration of the agreement and cannot sell their house without paying the company a large fee or getting the new owner to assume the agreement.
  • E-signing agreements without receiving a copy. By law, certain disclosures--including a three day right of cancellation--are required to be included in consumer finance agreements from door-to-door sales. The solar panel companies know this and many sales people do their best to keep you from reading these disclosures by not providing a copy of the agreement when you sign it.

Do Any of These Situations Sound Familiar?

They promised the solar panels would "pay for themselves" with energy savings but you are stuck paying more now than if you had never installed panels.
They promised your electric bills would be $0 or that the power company would pay you for electricity. Now, you are stuck paying for the solar panels and your electric bill.
They promised that the solar panels would not damage your roof but now your roof leaks and the company is refusing to fix your damaged roof.
They promised you would be eligible for significant tax credits for installing solar panels but now the company is claiming the credits.

How Can I Cancel My Solar Panel Contract?

For in-home solicitations and door-to-door sales, the law allows you to cancel your solar panel contract within three days without penalty or obligation. You may also be able to cancel your solar panel contract if the solar panel sales person made misrepresentations when they sold you the solar panels or if they committed an unfair trade practice.

If you were lied to by the solar panel company, the solar panels have damaged your roof, you are not saving as much on your power bill as the company promised, or you are simply tired of ugly solar panels on your roof, contact Connor Law today to get a FREE case evaluation by an experienced solar panel scam attorney.

Stuck in a Solar Panel Scam?

Contact Connor Law today for a FREE case evaluation by an experienced solar panel fraud lawyer and find out how we can help you.

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