Consumer Fraud Act

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This is Robert Scirocco bringing you today's Law Bit.

The Consumer Fraud Act is a law that was put into effect in order to protect the public from deceptive practices. It covers a broad spectrum of businesses, including those in home improvement. For example, your contractor has to secure the proper permits issued by your town. If your contractor performs substandard work without the proper permits, then under this law he is responsible for three times the actual amount of damages caused by doing the shoddy work.

This is Robert Scirocco, Attorney at Law in Budd Lake, bringing you today's Law Bit.

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