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• Collection Agents
  {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Alison Ward]]|date= August 2018}}{{Consumer and Debt Law TOC|expanded = dealing}} ...is harassing the client by making repeated telephone calls to them at home and work.
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• Consumer and Ordinary Proposals
  {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Alison Ward]]|date= August 2018}}{{Consumer and Debt Law TOC|expanded = out}} ...ay something toward all of them, but needs a lower overall monthly payment and additional time to pay.

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• Misleading Advertising
  {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Alison Ward]]|date= August 2018}}{{Consumer and Debt Law TOC|expanded = purchase}} ...has a problem involving misleading advertising, double ticketing, or “bait and switch” selling.

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• Credit Reports and Credit Ratings
  {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Alison Ward]]|date= August 2018}}{{Consumer and Debt Law TOC|expanded = reports}} A '''credit report''' shows a person’s history of borrowing money and paying bills. It's used to calculate a '''credit rating''', which is a numb
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• Repairers' Liens
  {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Alison Ward]]|date= August 2018}}{{Consumer and Debt Law TOC|expanded = services}} * Repairer has repossessed client’s goods and is now threatening to sell the goods to cover the repair bill.

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• Leases
  {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Alison Ward]]|date= August 2018}}{{Consumer and Debt Law TOC|expanded = purchase}} *Client cannot make further payments on a car lease and wants to know their rights if the car is repossessed.
  7 KB (1,031 words) - 19:25, 12 October 2018
• I Bought a Product from a Door-to-Door Salesperson and No Longer Want It
  {{Template:Legal Help Guide TOC}}When a person comes to your home and sells you goods or services, this is called a ''direct sale''. You generall ...contract), and keep a copy of what you send them and a record of the date and method you sent it.
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• How to Use Consumer and Debt Law to Help Your Clients
  {{Consumer and Debt Law TOC}} ...Overwhelmingly, society accepts the rules that govern these transactions, and follows them.
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• Fraudulent Conveyances and Fraudulent Preferences
  {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Alison Ward]]|date= August 2018}}{{Consumer and Debt Law TOC|expanded = actions}} ..., for example) or illegally. This section briefly outlines the basic legal and ethical issues to watch for when clients ask “what if” questions. (See
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• Limitations
  {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Alison Ward]]|date= August 2018}}{{Consumer and Debt Law TOC|expanded = goingcourt}} ...t for a number of years and wants to know if they are still liable for the debt.
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• Prepayment Rights
  {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Alison Ward]]|date= August 2018}}{{Consumer and Debt Law TOC|expanded = mortgages}} '''Prepayment rights''' enable a borrower to pay off or pay down a debt earlier than when periodic payments are due.
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• Scams to Avoid
  ...affect British Columbians, explains the growing problem of identity theft, and tells you the steps to take if you have been the victim of a scam. *'''[[Charity and Sales Scams]]'''
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• You Have Options for Getting Out of Debt
  ...r daily life. The good news is there are options for getting out of debt — and people who can help. ===You have options for getting out of debt===
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• Credit Cards
  {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Alison Ward]]|date= August 2018}}{{Consumer and Debt Law TOC|expanded = reports}} ...s based on a promise to pay later, follow some basic rules of contract law and raise some special legal issues.
  10 KB (1,668 words) - 12:46, 12 October 2018
• Opting Out and Cooling-off Periods
  {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Alison Ward]]|date= August 2018}}{{Consumer and Debt Law TOC|expanded = contracts}} * Client entered into a contract for goods or services and now wants out of the contract, even though there is nothing wrong with what
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• Travel Services
  {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Alison Ward]]|date= August 2018}}{{Consumer and Debt Law TOC|expanded = services}} ...t receive promised services have remedies they can pursue under common law and statute law.
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• My Car Broke Down and the Dealer Won't Fix It
  ...the general law is “buyer beware,” meaning that you are stuck with the car and its problems unless the seller misrepresented the car (told you something a ...fit for the purpose you bought it for, of "merchantable" quality (usable), and durable for a reasonable period of time. As well, dealers aren't allowed to
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• Interest and the Cost of Borrowing Money
  {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Alison Ward]]|date= August 2018}}{{Consumer and Debt Law TOC|expanded = borrowing}} Both federal and provincial laws deal with the '''cost of borrowing money'''.
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• Consumer and Debt Cases
  {{Consumer and Debt Law TOC}} These cases are discussed in ''[[Consumer and Debt Law]]''. Links are provided to the text of those cases available on [http:/
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• Problems with Debt
  |lessonname= Consumer Law Lesson Module}} ...ke a rent increase. This section provides information on where to get help and how to communicate with the people you owe money to.
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