How to Cancel a Vivint Solar Lease (Now Owned by Sunrun)

If you signed a solar lease or PPA with Vivint Solar, you may have noticed that your agreement is now managed by Sunrun. That's because Sunrun acquired Vivint Solar in October 2021 in a deal valued at approximately $3.2 billion. The acquisition transferred all Vivint Solar contracts to Sunrun — along with the legal obligations attached to them.

For many former Vivint customers, this creates confusion: Who do you call? Who is responsible for your warranty? And critically — if you were misled by a Vivint sales representative, can you still pursue legal action?

The answer to that last question is yes.

What the Sunrun Acquisition Means for Your Vivint Contract

When Sunrun acquired Vivint Solar, it assumed Vivint's contractual liabilities — including any claims arising from how Vivint sold its agreements. This is a fundamental principle of corporate acquisitions: the acquiring company inherits both assets and obligations.

In practical terms, this means:

• Sunrun is the entity responsible for maintaining your system, honoring your warranty, and managing your account
• Misrepresentation that occurred during your original Vivint sales process — inflated savings projections, undisclosed escalators, verbal promises — can be pursued against Sunrun as the successor entity
• The fact that Vivint no longer exists as an independent company does not eliminate your consumer protection rights
• The date of the acquisition (October 2021) does not reset the statute of limitations on claims arising from your original signing

Why Vivint Solar Customers Commonly Seek Exits

Vivint Solar built its business model heavily on door-to-door sales in Utah and surrounding Western states. This sales approach — while effective at generating volume — produced a high rate of complaints related to how agreements were presented at the door. Common patterns include:

• Pressure-signing situations: Homeowners signed multi-decade financial agreements during a single sales visit, often without time to review the contract, consult an attorney, or compare alternatives.
• Inflated savings projections: Sales representatives showed estimated savings that assumed favorable net metering rates, optimal panel output, and utility rate trends that frequently did not materialize.
• Undisclosed annual escalators: Vivint's standard agreements included payment escalators of 2–3% annually. Many customers reported these were not clearly explained at signing or were buried in contract fine print.
• Verbal promises not in writing: Promises about contract flexibility, the ability to move the system, or early exit options were made verbally but never reflected in the written agreement.
• UCC liens not disclosed: Vivint filed UCC-1 financing statements against property titles, creating a lien that affects home sales — something many customers were never told about at signing.

Is Sunrun Honoring Vivint's Original Commitments?

Many former Vivint customers report that Sunrun has been unwilling to acknowledge or honor specific commitments made by Vivint sales representatives or included in Vivint-era service agreements. This pattern — where an acquiring company benefits from inherited contracts while distancing itself from the original sales promises — is itself a potential breach of the successor obligation.

If Sunrun is denying a warranty claim, ignoring a performance complaint, or refusing to acknowledge a term that was part of your original Vivint agreement, that may be actionable as breach of contract.

Grounds for Legal Cancellation of a Vivint/Sunrun Contract

• Original Vivint misrepresentation: Inflated savings, undisclosed escalators, verbal promises, or failure to explain the UCC lien at signing — directed at Sunrun as the successor entity.
• Sunrun's failure to honor Vivint obligations: If Sunrun is not maintaining the system, honoring warranty terms, or acknowledging service commitments that were part of your original Vivint agreement.
• Consumer protection statutes: Utah's consumer protection laws cover the full sales transaction, including representations made before signing. These claims survive corporate acquisitions.
• Material omission at signing: Failure to disclose the escalator clause, the UCC lien, or the 20–25 year financial commitment in a way that a reasonable consumer would understand.

The UCC Lien on Your Property

Vivint filed UCC-1 financing statements against property titles for all of its leased systems. These liens transferred to Sunrun with the acquisition and now appear under Sunrun's name in title searches. If you are trying to sell your home, this lien must be resolved before closing. Sunrun's buyout quote to release the lien is frequently unaffordable — legal cancellation is often a more cost-effective path to a clean title.

How the Exit Process Works

1. Free consultation: We review your Vivint or Sunrun agreement at no cost, identifying misrepresentation, breach, and applicable consumer protection claims.
2. Legal connection: You are connected with an independent law firm with no affiliation to Sunrun or Vivint.
3. Negotiation and cancellation: The firm pursues cancellation through direct negotiation and, where appropriate, formal legal action.
4. Lien release: Successful cancellation includes formal removal of the UCC lien. Most cases resolve in 6 to 12 weeks. Our partners maintain a 98% success rate.

Next Steps

If you signed with Vivint Solar and have been dealing with Sunrun ever since — without satisfactory results — a free legal review of your contract is the right first move.

Call (385) 490-8606 or get started online. Mon–Sat, 8AM–7PM MT.