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 Be careful of home repair contractors who go door-to-door or ask for large amounts of money up front. If you think you’ve been unfairly pressured by a door-to-door salesperson or contractor, you may be able to get out of the contract if you act quickly. To learn more about this, check script [[Door-to-Door Sales, Time Shares, and Contracts You Can Cancel (Script 255)|255]], called “Door-to-Door Sales, Time Shares, and Contracts You Can Cancel”.
-Also, if your contractor tries to charge much more than the estimate, they may be guilty of a deceptive trade practice under the Trade Practices Act. If this happens, check script [[Dishonest Business Practices and Schemes (Script 260)|260]], called “Dishonest Business Practices and Schemes”. Of course, if you keep changing your mind about what you want done or what materials you want, you should expect to pay more than the original estimate.
+Also, if your contractor tries to charge much more than the estimate, they may be guilty of a deceptive trade practice under the ''Trade Practices Act''. If this happens, check script [[Dishonest Business Practices and Schemes (Script 260)|260]], called “Dishonest Business Practices and Schemes”. Of course, if you keep changing your mind about what you want done or what materials you want, you should expect to pay more than the original estimate.
 ==What about builders lien holdbacks?==