Key: (1) language to be deleted (2) new language
An act
relating to commerce; regulating the provision of certain goods and services of residential contractors; providing enforcement;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 325E.66; 326B.811, subdivision 1.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
A residential contractor providing new text begin the repair or replacement of new text end residential roofing deleted text begin goods and servicesdeleted text end new text begin or siding new text end to be paid by an insured from the proceeds of a property or casualty insurance policy shall notnew text begin , as an inducement to the sale or provision of goods or services to an insured, new text end advertise or promise to pay deleted text begin or rebatedeleted text end new text begin , directly or indirectly, new text end all or part of any applicable insurance deductiblenew text begin or offer to compensate an insured for providing any service to the insurednew text end . If a residential contractor violates this section, the insurer to whom the insured tendered the claim shall not be obligated to consider the estimate prepared by the residential contractor.
For purposes of this section, "residential contractor" means a residential roofer, as defined in section 326B.802, subdivision 14; a residential contractor, as defined in section 326B.802, subdivision 11; and a residential remodeler, as defined in section 326B.802, subdivision 12new text begin ; and a siding contractor registered under section 326B.802, subdivision 15new text end .
If a residential contractor violates subdivision 1, the insured or the applicable insurer may bring an action against the residential contractor in a court of competent jurisdiction for damages sustained by the insured or insurer as a consequence of the residential deleted text begin roofer'sdeleted text end new text begin contractor's new text end violation.
new text begin The commissioner of labor and industry shall enforce this section under sections 326B.081 to 326B.085. new text end
A person who has entered into a written contract with a deleted text begin contractordeleted text end new text begin residential roofer or a siding contractor registered under section 326B.802, subdivision 15, new text end to provide deleted text begin residential roofingdeleted text end goods and services to be paid by the insured from the proceeds of a property or casualty insurance policy has the right to cancel the contract within 72 hours after the insured has been notified by the insurer that the claim has been denied. Cancellation is evidenced by the insured giving written notice of cancellation to the contractor at the address stated in the contract. Notice of cancellation, if given by mail, is effective upon deposit in a mailbox, properly addressed to the contractor and postage prepaid. Notice of cancellation need not take a particular form and is sufficient if it indicates, by any form of written expression, the intention of the insured not to be bound by the contract.
Presented to the governor May 23, 2011
Signed by the governor May 24, 2011, 2:27 p.m.
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes