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Timestamp: 2017-11-20 17:25:32
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1667', '§ 1666', '§ 1691', '§ 1681', '§ 1692', '§ 2301', '§ 32701', '§ 6101', '§ 3009']

RESEARCH FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - CONSUMER LAW
This website contains information on obtaining your credit report, motor vehicle lemon laws, home buying and home ownership, consumer tips for investors in securities and commodities, consumer credit, and other consumer law topics. Our FAQ on Consumer Credit Law also has materials in this area.
AnnualCreditReport.com: To order your credit report for free.
Federal Trade Commission, Your Rights: Credit Reporting
Ohio Attorney General: File a consumer complaint on-line; consumer sales practices act and lemon law, consumer tips, consumer litigation index. Includes Public Inspection File of consumer law cases, with summaries.
USA.gov - Consumer Protection: Consumer information from the federal government.
Federal Trade Commission: Enforces federal anti-trust and consumer protection laws. File a complaint online. FAQs.
Consumer Product Safety Commission: Recalls and news, report an unsafe product, CPSC publications.
National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration: Database of consumer complaints for automobiles, file a complaint online, star ratings and crash tests. Also see Safercar.gov
Recalls.gov: A resource for federal recalls.
1. Ohio Statutes
Consumer Sales Practices Act: Chapter 1345
Home Solicitation Sales Act: RC 1345.21-1345.28
Prepaid Entertainment Contract Act: RC 1345.41-1345.51
Lemon Law: Nonconforming new motor vehicles: RC 1345.71-1345.76, 1345.78
Hearing Aids: RC 1345.30
Replacement Parts for Automobiles: RC 1345.81
Retail Installment Sales Act: R.C. Chapter 1317
Monopolies, Anti-Trust: RC Chapter 1331
Rent-to-Own Transactions: RC Chapter 1351
Odometer Set Back: RC 1345.02(B)(1); RC 4549.41-4549.51
Credit Services Organizations (Entities which offer to repair or improve a consumer's credit, or obtain credit for a consumer): RC Chapter 4712
Telemarketers: RC Chapter 4719
Predatory Lending: 124 HB 386
Condominiums: RC 5311.08, 24-27
2. Federal Statutes:
Consumer Leases: 15 USC § 1667 et seq.
Credit Card Billing: 15 USC § 1666 et seq.
Equal Opportunity Credit Act: 15 USC § 1691 et seq.
Fair Credit Reporting Act: 15 USC § 1681 et seq.
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: 15 USC § 1692 et seq.
Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act: 15 USC. § 2301 et seq.
Odometers: 49 USC §§ 32701-32711
Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act: 15 USC § 6101 to 6108
Mailing of Unordered Merchandise: 39 USC § 3009
3. City Ordinances: City ordinances may also contain consumer protection provisions. Some cities post their ordinances on the internet. See The Cleveland Law Library's Ohio Municipal Codes & Ordinances. Municipal Codes are also available at the Cleveland Public Library's Public Administration Library.
Business Credit Information from LexisNexis
Credit Risk Management from LexisNexis
Fraud Prevention from LexisNexis
Anti-Money Laundering from LexisNexis
Bankruptcy from Lawyers.com (Martindale Hubell)
Ohio Consumer's Counsel: Residential Utility Advocate
Ohio State Bar: Law You Can Use:
FTC Enforces "Consumer Protection" Laws
Consumers Use Arbitration to Settle Lemon Law Disputes
Credit Repair: You Can Do It Yourself
Ohio State Bar Association LawFacts Pamphlets: Buying a Home; Ohio’s Credit Laws
Ohio State Bar Association: The Law and You: Contract Law
American Bar Association Guide to Home Ownership
National Association of Realtors: Legal Field Guides on such issues as fair housing, credit scoring, lead paint, mold, etc.
NOLO: Consumer Protection
Expert Law - Consumer Protection: Articles on various topics such as lemon laws, various scams, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Lemon Law America.com
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority: Investment related complaint center, articles on securities fraud, find state securities regulator.
BrokerCheck: Search engine to check a securities broker or dealer's background, investor complaint center, investor alert for common scams.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Consumer advisories, enforcement actions, broker registration and background information.
Created on: June 04, 1999 -