Rachel Monroe A step-by-step look at filing a construction lien under Florida’s Construction Lien Law: eligibility, the Notice to Owner, preparing and recording the Claim of Lien, and the deadlines that keep the lien enforceable.
A plain-language guide to Illinois consumer protection laws: the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, narrower statutes for cars, home repair, and debt, how to file an Attorney General complaint or a lawsuit, and the deadlines and remedies that apply.
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 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.
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 long a creditor has to sue on a debt in Virginia, the deadline for each debt type, what restarts the clock, and how the 2024 medical-debt change works.
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.
A step-by-step look at filing a consumer complaint with the Illinois Attorney General, the office’s mediation and enforcement powers, and the deadlines that apply to a private lawsuit.
When an Illinois lender can repossess a financed car, the breach-of-peace limit on self-help repossession, the notice and sale rules, redemption, and how deficiency balances work.
Chapter 93A is the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act. It bans unfair or deceptive business practices and lets consumers and businesses recover double or triple damages plus attorney’s fees.
Massachusetts gives creditors six years to sue on most consumer debts. This article explains the limitation period, when it starts, what restarts it, and what a time-barred debt means for the person who owes it.
The Arizona Consumer Fraud Act (A.R.S. § 44-1522) lets consumers sue over deceptive sales. What it covers, who can sue, the one-year deadline, and how state enforcement differs.