Holiday lighting installation agreement template
A holiday lighting installation agreement covers one season of a customer's display: what goes where, whether the lights are rented or theirs to keep, when they go up and come down, and what happens when a strand goes dark in the middle of December. Read the template below, then open it in SignMaster, fill in the design and price, and send it.
Updated November 5, 2026 · 3 min read
The contract
Gray blanks are yours to fill in before you send. Each signer fills in the blanks in their color.
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Holiday Lighting Installation Agreement
This Holiday Lighting Installation Agreement (the "Agreement") is made on Agreement date between Lighting company name (the "Installer") and Customer name (the "Customer") for the Season holiday season at Service address (the "Property").
1. The display
The Installer will install the following display: Display design. Bulb type and colors: Bulb type and colors. Any mock-up or photo attached to this Agreement shows the general look; exact placement may vary slightly to suit the Property.
2. Ownership of the lights
The lights and materials for this display are Leased or purchased. Only the matching term below applies.
- Leased: the lights, clips, cords and timers remain the Installer's property. The Installer removes them at takedown and stores them. The Customer may not keep, move or reuse them.
- Purchased: the lights become the Customer's property when paid for in full. The Installer will store them between seasons for Storage fee a year if the Customer asks, and is not responsible for normal wear or bulbs that fail in storage.
3. Dates
- Installation: between Install window.
- Display first turned on: Lights-on date.
- Takedown: between Takedown window.
Rain, snow, ice and high wind can delay work at height. The Installer will reschedule as soon as conditions are safe and will tell the Customer about any delay.
4. Power, timers and access
The Customer will provide working outdoor outlets, protected by GFCI where required, in the locations the Installer identifies. The Installer will set the display on a timer or controller to run Daily on and off times. The Customer will give the Installer access to the roof, yard and outlets on install, service and takedown days, and keep pets inside while the crew works. Gate or access notes: Access notes.
5. Installation method and the Property
The Installer attaches lights with clips designed for shingles, gutters and ridgelines and does not nail, staple or screw into the roof or siding unless the Customer agrees in writing. The Installer is responsible for damage it causes during installation, service or takedown and will repair it or pay the reasonable repair cost. It is not responsible for pre-existing damage, loose gutters or shingles that fail when touched, or damage from weather.
6. Service calls during the season
Between the lights-on date and takedown, the Installer will repair outages, replace failed bulbs and re-secure strands moved by wind or snow at no charge, within Service call days days of the Customer's request. Damage caused by the Customer, guests, pets, landscapers or wildlife may be repaired at the Installer's standard service rate.
7. Price and payment
- Season price, including installation, service calls and takedown: Season price.
- Deposit due when this Agreement is signed: Deposit.
- Balance due When the balance is due.
If the Customer cancels before the Installer measures and cuts lights for the Property, the deposit is refunded. After measuring and cutting, the deposit is kept to cover custom materials and the reserved install date.
8. HOA and local rules
The Customer is responsible for any approval their homeowners association, landlord or property manager requires for the display, and for following any rules on display dates, colors or brightness.
9. Next season
Before the next season, the Installer will offer the Customer the same display at that season's price. Nothing renews automatically; a new season needs a new signed agreement.
10. General terms
The Installer carries general liability insurance and will show proof on request. This Agreement is the entire agreement between the parties, is governed by the laws of the state of State, and may be signed electronically. The person signing for the Customer confirms they are authorized to approve this work at the Property.
Contact details
Customer phone: Customer phone Email: Customer email
Installer phone for service calls: Installer phone
Optional: the Installer may photograph the finished display and use the photos in its marketing, without showing the house number.
Customer
Lighting company
Opens it in SignMaster as a template you can edit and send.
A starting point, not legal advice. Have a lawyer review it for your state and situation.
On this page
Why lighting installers need a signed agreement
The season is short and every slot on the install calendar is sold. A signed agreement locks the customer's spot with a deposit, settles who owns the lights before you cut custom-length strands to fit their roofline, and records that you'll take everything down in January, so the takedown crew isn't chasing a customer who left for the winter.
Send it to every new customer at booking, and to returning customers each fall with this year's price. Commercial properties and HOAs use the same document with a property manager signing.
What the agreement covers
- The design: rooflines, ridgelines, trees, bushes, pathway stakes, wreaths and garland, with the bulb type and color for each.
- Leased or purchased lights: leased lights stay your property and come back to your warehouse; purchased lights are the customer's, with optional storage.
- Dates: the install window, the date the display first turns on, and the takedown window after the holidays.
- Power and timers: the customer's outdoor outlets must work, and the display runs on a timer or smart controller you set.
- Service calls: free repairs during the season for outages and storm damage, answered within the number of days you choose.
- Attachment method: clips on shingles and gutters, never nails or staples, and who handles damage.
- Price, deposit and renewal: a deposit to hold the date, the balance at install, and a first look at next season's booking.
Mistakes that cost installers in January
- Not saying who owns the lights. A customer who paid for a full display often assumes the strands are theirs to keep.
- No refund rule after custom cutting. Once you've measured and cut a roofline, those strands rarely fit the next house; make that part of the deposit non-refundable.
- Leaving out the takedown window. Without it, a customer can ask you to leave the display up until February, or take it down the day after Christmas.
- Ignoring the HOA. Some neighborhoods limit colors, dates or roof attachments. Make HOA approval the customer's job, in writing.
How to send it from SignMaster
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Open the agreement
Choose Use this template above. SignMaster saves it in your account with the customer as the first signer and your lighting company as the second.
- 2
Describe the display
Fill in the gray blanks with the design, bulb colors, lease or purchase, the install and takedown windows, and the price. Attach a photo mock-up of the house in the same envelope if you make one.
- 3
Close at the door or by email
Sales reps can hand over a phone with Sign in person while the homeowner is standing in the driveway. Everyone else gets an email link and signs on their phone.
- 4
Let reminders chase the deposits
Set a sign-by date a week out. Automatic reminders follow up until the customer signs, so the install calendar fills with confirmed jobs.
Renewing last year's customers in one send
Renewals are where a lighting business makes its season. Export last year's customers with a row per home and columns named after the gray blanks, such as Service address, Display design and Season price, then bulk send this template. Each customer gets their own agreement with their own design and price. Solo sends 250 rows at a time, Crew 500 and Company 1000. See send one contract to hundreds of people for the walk-through.
Questions? Answers.
Should holiday lights be leased or sold to the customer?
Most professional installers lease them: you own the lights, install and remove them, and store them until next season. Selling them works for customers who want to keep them, but then storage and next year's repairs need their own terms. The template handles both.
Who signs for an HOA or a business?
The person with authority to approve the spend, usually a property manager, board member or owner. The template asks the signer to confirm they have authority.
What if the lights go out in December?
Section 6 promises service calls during the season at no charge, within the number of days you fill in, except damage caused by the customer, pets or others.
Can I add photo permission for marketing?
Yes. The template has an optional checkbox the customer can tick to let you post photos of their display.