Consumer Protection Information

10 Suggestions when contracting work:

1) Only put 1/3 down, if possible

2) Provide and document a clear description of the work to be done

3) Set and document a start date

4) Set and document a completion date

5) Agree and document who does clean-up

6) Agree and document who will do finish paint

7) Understand the guarantee, get it in writing

8) Know any warranty , get it in writing

9) Pay with a credit card, if possible

10) Always check references

Additional Information is available at:

Alabama

http://www.ago.state.al.us/

Alaska

http://www.law.state.ak.us/department/civil/consumer/cpindex.html

Arizona

http://www.azag.gov/consumer/

http://www.ag.state.ar.us/consumer/home.htm

Arkansas

http://www.ag.state.ar.us/

California

http://www.dca.ca.gov/

Colorado

http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/cp/

Connecticut

http://www.ct.gov/dcp/site/default.asp

Delaware

http://www.state.de.us/attgen/fraud/consumerprotection/consumerprotection.htm

Federal

http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Topics/Consumer_Safety.shtml

Florida

http://statty.co.pinellas.fl.us/cpmenu.htm

Georgia

http://ganet.org/ago/consumer_info.html

Hawaii

http://www.hawaii.gov/dcca/areas/ocp

Idaho

http://www2.state.id.us/ag/consumer/

Indiana http://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/

Illinois

http://www.ag.state.il.us/consumers/index.html

Iowa

http://www.state.ia.us/government/ag/consumer.html

Kansas

http://www.accesskansas.org/ksag/Divisions/Consumer/main.htm

http://www.kdheks.gov/fpcs/index.html

Kentucky

http://ag.ky.gov/

Louisiana

http://www.ag.state.la.us/Consumers.aspx

Maine

http://www.maine.gov/ag/?r=protection

Maryland

http://www.oag.state.md.us/Consumer/index.htm

http://www.dhmh.state.md.us

Massachusetts

http://www.ago.state.ma.us/sp.cfm?pageid=967

Michigan

http://www.michigan.gov/ag/

Minnesota

http://www.ag.state.mn.us/consumer/

Mississippi

http://www.ago.state.ms.us/divisions/consumer/

Missouri

http://www.ago.mo.gov/

Montana

http://doj.mt.gov/consumer/

Nebraska

http://www.ago.state.ne.us/

Nevada

http://www.consumeraction.gov/nevada.shtml

New Hampshire

http://doj.nh.gov/

New Jersey

http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/ocp.htm

New Mexico

http://www.ago.state.nm.us/divs/cons/cons.htm

New York

http://www.consumer.state.ny.us/

North Carolina

http://www.ncdoj.com/

North Dakota

http://www.ag.nd.gov/CPAT/CPAT.htm

Ohio

http://www.ag.state.oh.us/

Oklahoma

http://www.oag.state.ok.us/

Oregon

http://www.doj.state.or.us/finfraud/index.shtml

Pennsylvania

http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/consumers.aspx

Rhode Island

http://www.riag.state.ri.us/civil/unit.php?name=consumer

South Carolina

http://www.scconsumer.gov/

South Dakota

http://www.state.sd.us/attorney/office/divisions/consumer/

Tennessee

http://state.tn.us/consumer/

Texas

http://www.oag.state.tx.us/consumer/consumer.shtml

http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/consumer/

Utah

http://www.commerce.utah.gov/

Vermont

http://www.atg.state.vt.us/

Virginia

http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/consumers/

Washington

http://finditconsumer.wa.gov/

West Virginia

http://www.wvago.us/frameset.html

Wisconsin

http://www.datcp.state.wi.us/index.html

Wyoming

http://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/consumer.htm