door to door sales laws pennsylvania

Door to door sales laws Pennsylvania for the rescission form and the consent

Knockdesk is field sales software for teams that sell in person. Door to door sales laws pennsylvania are the residence cancel in 73 P.S. 201-7, all-party consent in the Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act, and the city office that issues a solicitor permit pennsylvania. This page is general information, not legal advice. The table is the statute map.

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Pennsylvania statutes for a home visit. Open the statute. This is not a ruling.
Fact	Finding	Source
Home solicitation or cooling-off	73 P.S. 201-7 covers goods or services with a sale price of $25 or more sold in connection with a contact or call on the buyer at a residence, in person or by telephone. The buyer may avoid the contract by written notice within three full business days after the day the contract or sale was made, and by returning or holding the merchandise. Section 201-7 says a valid cancellation must be honored and the seller must refund payments within ten business days after receipt of that notice.	https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/wp-content/uploads/Telemarketing-Unfair-Trade-Practices-Consumer-Protection-Law.pdf
In-person recording consent	18 Pa.C.S. 5701 names the chapter the Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act. Section 5703 makes it a felony to intentionally intercept a wire, electronic, or oral communication except as the chapter allows. Section 5704(4) allows a person to intercept when all parties to the communication have given prior consent.	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/CT/HTM/18/00.057..HTM
Employee monitoring notice	73 P.S. 201-7 and the wiretap chapter do not set out a separate employee electronic monitoring notice. The recording rule on this page is 18 Pa.C.S. 5703 and 5704(4).	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/CT/HTM/18/00.057..HTM
State solicitor or peddler license	73 P.S. 201-7 is a cancel right, not a statewide solicitor card. The wiretap chapter is a recording rule, not a peddler badge. A solicitor permit pennsylvania is the city license in the next table.	https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/wp-content/uploads/Telemarketing-Unfair-Trade-Practices-Consumer-Protection-Law.pdf

The city

Five cities, five different desks

Door to door solicitation laws pennsylvania change at the city line. Erie lists a door-to-door vendor permit. Reading's police form is a free canvassing permit if it is approved. Pittsburgh's licenses page lists a charitable tag day, not a residential product card. A solicitor permit pennsylvania is that local split.

Permit offices for Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Reading, and Erie. Open the city page.
City	Permit office	Source
Philadelphia	Licenses and Inspections issues a Residential Property Wholesaler License for a business that buys residential property solely to resell it, or that gets owners to sell so the property can be resold. That page does not describe a general product solicitor permit for a home visit.	https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-license/business-licenses/rental-and-property/get-a-residential-property-wholesaler-license/
Pittsburgh	Permits, Licenses, and Inspections lists a vending license and a one-day solicitation license for an organization that solicits charitable funds, called a tag day. That licenses page does not list a residential product solicitor permit.	https://www.pittsburghpa.gov/Business-Development/Permits-Licenses-and-Inspections/Licenses
Allentown	Bureau of Revenue and Audit. The business license page says anyone conducting business in the city needs a business license, sets the cost at $35.00, and points to Chapter 196. The page does not publish a separate door-to-door form.	https://www.allentownpa.gov/en-us/Government/Departments/Finance/Revenue-and-Audit/Business-Licenses
Reading	Police Department soliciting and canvassing permit. The form says the permit is free if approved, bars the activity before 9:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m., limits a permit period to seven days, and says the person must carry identification and the permit. A business license may still be required. The form leaves that license cost blank.	https://www.readingpa.gov/images/pdfs/Solicitation_Permit_Application.pdf
Erie	Vendor licensing on the city special events page. The permit types include Door-to-Door. The page says any person selling goods or services via door-to-door needs a permit, and that vendor applications cost $200.00. Apply by email to the contacts on that page.	https://www.erie.pa.us/business/special_events/index.php

The list

A home-offer list, a township registry, and the sales tax note

Philadelphia's list is about offers to buy a home. Patton Township, outside the five cities, publishes a do-not-knock list for for-profit sellers. Sales tax still sits with the Department of Revenue.

No-knock registries and the Pennsylvania sales tax note.
Fact	Finding	Source
Known no-knock registries	Philadelphia publishes a Do Not Solicit list, kept by the Commission on Human Relations, for unsolicited offers to buy or list a home. It is not a general product-knock list. Patton Township publishes a Do Not Knock registry that for-profit solicitors receive with a township permit. The Pittsburgh, Allentown, Reading, and Erie pages in the city table do not publish a no-knock address list. Reading's permit form does say a posted no-soliciting sign must be honored.	https://www.phila.gov/documents/do-not-solicit-list/
Sales tax for in-home sales	The Department of Revenue motor vehicle understated-value page says sales tax is figured at six or seven percent of the purchase price in that program. The page does not publish a separate rate for merchandise sold at a residence.	https://www.revenue.pa.gov/TaxTypes/SUT/UseTax/MotorVehicleUnderstatedValueProgram/Pages/Common%20Problems.aspx

The pin

The 201-7 form does not mark the pin

Reading can hand over a free canvassing permit. Erie can charge for the door permit. The territory is still unworked until the visit is logged. Cut the turf and log the visit on the pin, including Not Home. Do Not Contact stays off the knock list and off coverage. Recording is opt-in. The consent step comes before a file, and skip logs the outcome. The score does not replace the outcome. Onboarding does not block knocks. Import and export are the only lead paths.

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M418 Oak Ave2:14 PMMaya Chen · North turfAppointment
J22 Harbor Rd2:41 PMJordan Hale · North turfNot home

Door to door sales laws hub
National topics and the other state pages sit on the laws hub.
Knockdesk pricing
Full desk is on the pricing page.
Solicitor permits
City licenses, not one Pennsylvania badge.
Recording consent by state
All-party prior consent beside 18 Pa.C.S. 5704(4).
FTC cooling-off rule
The federal window next to 73 P.S. 201-7.
Door to door compliance checklist
The field list for the rescission form, the city permit, and the logged visit.
Oregon laws
ORS 83.720 and all-party notice under ORS 165.540.
South Carolina laws
Section 37-2-502 for a consumer credit home solicitation.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What are door to door sales laws pennsylvania on this page?

73 P.S. 201-7 for the residence cancel, 18 Pa.C.S. 5704(4) for all-party prior consent, and the city desks in the table. This is general information, not legal advice.

What is a solicitor permit pennsylvania?

A solicitor permit pennsylvania is a city license, not a state card. Erie lists a door-to-door vendor permit. Reading uses a police canvassing permit. Allentown uses a business license. Pittsburgh's licenses page lists a charitable tag day.

What are door to door solicitation laws pennsylvania?

Door to door solicitation laws pennsylvania are the city rules in the table, plus the buyer cancel in 73 P.S. 201-7 when the sale follows a contact at the residence and the price is $25 or more.

Can a Pennsylvania crew record the talk at the door?

18 Pa.C.S. 5703 bars an intentional interception except as the chapter allows. Section 5704(4) allows it when all parties have given prior consent. Knockdesk keeps recording opt-in. Skip logs the outcome with no file.

Is this legal advice?

No. This page is general information, not legal advice. Open the statute or the city page, then talk to counsel for your crew.

How much does Knockdesk cost?

Full desk is on the pricing page. A free trial is not open.

The form

Leave with the Pennsylvania notice and a logged outcome.

We will walk how the team logs the Pennsylvania visit, keeps Do Not Contact off coverage, and gets prior consent before any recording file. Full desk is on the pricing page. This page is not legal advice. A free trial is not open.