Consumer Protection

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Auto Dealer Fraud

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  • Auto dealer fraud occurs when a car dealer sells a car knowing there is a problem, but they fail to disclose it in purchasing or financing agreements. An attorney can help get your money back.

Housing/Foreclosure

  • Some buyers of manufactured housing are over-charged right from the start. Legal assistance can help to eliminate, if not reverse, superfluous charges involved in the buying process. There are clearly defined laws around what you are entitled to as a homeowner. Hire us to help secure damages or ensure compliance when a builder or contractor fails to deliver.

  • Foreclosure defense is legal work to prove a mortgage company does not have the right to foreclose. Maybe you’re caught in a situation, and it seems impossible to get out. We are well-versed in the laws surrounding foreclosure, so we can help you find the light at the end of the tunnel.

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Credit & Debt

  • The laws related to every individual’s credit are clearly defined. When a report is erroneous or unfair, legal help can reverse those errors.

  • The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) says debt collectors can't harass, oppress, or abuse you or anyone else they contact. Legal assistance can help alleviate and/or negotiate on your behalf.

  • Identity theft can lead to fraudulent charges and/or suits brought against you for unpaid items. An attorney can help remove these unjustified charges.

  • Hiring an attorney to help negotiate overwhelming student debt can result in a lesser liability.

Resources

Housing Construction & Repair

All contractors in Maine are required to append this warning to any home construction contract (10 M.R.S.A. sec.1487(13)).

Download the Maine State Consumer Rights for Home Construction and Repair here.

Click here for Maine State Law re: Model Home Construction.

Mobile Home Tenants

Click here for Maine State Rights of Mobile Home Tenants.

Automobiles

Click here for Maine State Consumer Rights When You Buy a Used Vehicle.

Click here for the Maine Lemon Law and State Arbitration.

Click here for the Maine State Consumer Rights and the Defective New Vehicle.

General Consumer Rights in Maine

Visit this page for various consumer rights laws and information.

Identity Theft

Visit this page if you think you’ve been a victim of identity theft.

Notice of Risk Individuals, businesses and other entities must notify consumers when there has been a security breach of computerized data containing the consumers' personal information that could result in identity theft.

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"When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something."

— John Lewis