Section 16-702. CONTRACTS FOR MOVING HOUSEHOLD GOODS

 

702.1Each contract required under § 700.2 shall contain the following:

 

(a)The name, address, and telephone number of the contractor;

 

(b)A statement of each service to be performed for which charges will be made;

 

(c)A statement of the amount of each charge or the manner in which it shall be computed;

 

(d)A statement of the manner and time of payment;

 

(e)The approximate date(s) on which the moving required by the contract is to start and will be completed;

 

(f)The original location and the destination of the household goods to be transported;

 

(g)The name, address and telephone number of the place of storage, if any, and the hours during which the stored goods can be inspected by the owner; and

 

(h)A statement as to whether the contractor maintains insurance coverage for the benefit of customers, insuring against loss of or damage to the customer's household goods while the goods are in the contractor's custody, and if so, the types and financial limitations of that insurance coverage.

 

702.2No contractor shall include in any moving contract required under this chapter any provision waiving or purporting to waive any provision of this chapter.

 

702.3Any waiver provision included in a contract in violation of § 702.2 shall be void and of no effect.

 

702.4No contractor shall accept any payment for the transportation of household goods without promptly delivering to the owner a receipt for that payment, except for payments made by the owner's personal check.

 

702.5No release of liability given by an owner to a contractor in connection with the transportation of household goods shall be effective until forty-eight (48) hours have elapsed following completion of delivery, and the owner has not, during that period, rescinded the release by written notification to the contractor postmarked prior to the expiration of the forty-eight (48) hour period.