Illinois Towing Laws: Fees, Notice Rules, and Getting Your Car Back
How Illinois towing laws limit tow and storage fees, what a tow company must do before removing a car, and the steps to get your vehicle and belongings back.
Rachel Monroe
Virginia Attorney General Complaint: How to File and What Happens
A step-by-step look at filing a consumer complaint with the Virginia Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Section, what the office does with it, and how a complaint differs from a lawsuit.
Arizona Car Repossession Laws: Your Rights After Default
How Arizona repossession laws work: when a lender can take your car, your right to redeem it, the sale rules, and deficiency balances after the sale.
Wage Garnishment in Arizona: Limits, Exemptions, and How to Stop It
How much of your paycheck a creditor can garnish in Arizona, which earnings are exempt, and how to challenge or stop a wage garnishment.
The Illinois Consumer Fraud Act: What It Covers and Your Remedies
How the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (815 ILCS 505) works: what it prohibits, who can sue, what courts award, the 3-year deadline, and how the Attorney General enforces it.
Arizona Consumer Protection Laws: Rights, Agencies, and Remedies
An orientation to Arizona consumer protection: the Consumer Fraud Act, the agencies that enforce it, the deadlines that apply, and the routes for filing a complaint or a lawsuit.
California Department of Consumer Affairs Complaint Process
A complaint to the California Department of Consumer Affairs goes to the board or bureau that licenses the profession. Here is how to route it, what to include, and what the board can do.
Massachusetts Consumer Rights: Laws and How to Enforce Them
A plain-language reference to Massachusetts consumer rights under Chapter 93A: what counts as an unfair or deceptive practice, the demand letter, damages, deadlines, and how to file a complaint with the Attorney General.
Statute of Limitations on Debt in Arizona: Time Limits by Type
How long a creditor or collector has to sue on a debt in Arizona, broken down by debt type, when the clock starts, what revives it, and how time-barred debt works.
Illinois Used Car Lemon Law: The 15-Day Powertrain Warranty
Illinois has no lemon law for used cars. Dealers must instead give a 15-day or 500-mile powertrain warranty under 815 ILCS 505/2L. Here is what it covers, which cars qualify, and the steps a buyer follows when a covered part fails.
Does the Virginia Lemon Law Cover Used Cars?
Virginia’s lemon law is a new-vehicle law with an 18-month rights period. Here is when a used car qualifies and what warranty and “as is” rules apply instead.
How to File a New York Attorney General Complaint
A step-by-step look at filing a consumer complaint with the New York Attorney General, including where to submit it, what to include, and what the Consumer Frauds Bureau can and cannot do.