New York State Consumer Protection Board Public Hearing on Home Repair and Improvement Contracting
New York is taking the initiative to try to learn how New York State can better protect consumers who contract for home improvements. CPB is inviting consumers, industry representatives, home improvement contractors, state and local government officials, law enforcement, and other interested parties to offer comments.
New York State Consumer Protection Board Public Hearing on Home Repair and Improvement Contracting
The Consumer Protection Board (CPB) of New York is taking the initiative to try to learn how New York State can better protect consumers who contract for home improvements. CPB is inviting consumers, industry representatives, home improvement contractors, state and local government officials, law enforcement, and other interested parties to offer comments at:
Public Hearing on Home Repair and Improvement Contracting
New York State Consumer Protection Board
When: May 16, 2007, 10:30 a.m. â 1:00 p.m.
Location: Alfred E. Smith Building
80 South Swan Street, Room 115
Albany, NY 12239
There will be another hearing held in Syracuse, NY on May 30, 2007. CPB will post those details on their website soon after the May 16th hearing.
Some of the topics to be addressed include:
· Methods by which consumers find home improvement contractors and their experiences;
· Remedies for aggrieved consumers;
· Home improvement contractor practices regarding estimates, contracts, licensing, utilization of escrow accounts and bonds, experiences with consumers and consideration of a statewide registry; and
· Effectiveness of current state and local home improvement contractor laws.
Persons planning to present testimony at the public hearing on home improvement contractors are requested to complete and send an on-line form as soon as possible. Those scheduled to provide in-person testimony should also present their statement in writing. Oral testimony will be limited to five (5) minutes in duration. Please bring ten (10) copies of your testimony to the hearing.
Those unable to present oral testimony may submit their written testimony. |