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• Where to Get Help for Managing Someone Else's Money
  ===Consumer Protection BC=== ...and investigate complaints relating to certain types of consumer problems and contracts.
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• Types of Lenders and Creditors
  {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Alison Ward]]|date= August 2018}}{{Consumer and Debt Law TOC|expanded = borrowing}} ...utions to retailers to government agencies. The laws that apply to lenders and creditors vary with their type.
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• Security Agreements
  {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Alison Ward]]|date= August 2018}}{{Consumer and Debt Law TOC|expanded = mortgages}} *Client is buying a used car and wants to be sure that there are no “liens” against the car.
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• Making a Contract
  {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[People's Law School]]|date= March 2017}}{{Consumer Law Essentials TOC}} ...by one party making an '''offer''' to another party of certain '''terms''' and the other party freely indicating their '''acceptance''' of those terms.
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• Enforcement of a Small Claims Judgment (20:XVII)
  ...l compare it with the court record for accuracy and it will then be signed and ready for pick-up or mailed within a day or two. ...the debtor. If the court did not give the debtor a deadline, the judgment debt is due immediately (''Court Order Enforcement Act'', RSBC 1996, c 78, s 48(
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• Introduction to Debtors' Options (10:IV)
  ...However, this is only to be done when the debtor wishes to acknowledge the debt. ...imeline in which they will be relinquished of legal responsibility for the debt at issue. Since this change to the limitation period, several major credito
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• Assignments in Bankruptcy
  {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Alison Ward]]|date= August 2018}}{{Consumer and Debt Law TOC|expanded = out}} * Client is so far in debt that they feel they have to “go bankrupt”, but does not know anything a
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• Taking Charge of Your Credit Report
  ...er = [https://leighco.ca/wendy-andersen Wendy Andersen], Digby Leigh & Co. and Casey Harris, Barrister & Solicitor|date= February 2020}} {{Dial-A-Law TOC| Your credit report shows your history of paying bills and borrowing money. It’s used to calculate your credit score. Here are key t
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• Direct Sales, Future Performance, and Time Share Contracts (11:V)
  {{LSLAP Manual TOC|expanded = consumer}} ...er more than one category, and in that case, will attract the requirements and cancellation provisions of each applicable section.
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• General Legal Help Resources (23:I)
  ...of Appeal, family law, Federal Court of Appeal, judicial review and wills and estates issues ...'' Civil (non-family) chambers litigation matters before the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal in Vancouver
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• Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Legal Information (11:VIII)
  {{LSLAP Manual TOC|expanded = consumer}} ...contract. Exclusion clauses can also seek to exclude statutory conditions and warranties, or they can attempt to limit the buyer’s default rights. Ther
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• Consumer Protection from Deceptive and Unconscionable Acts (11:IV)
  {{LSLAP Manual TOC|expanded = consumer}} For a contract to fall under the ''Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act'' [''BPCPA''], the contract must be:
  23 KB (3,669 words) - 20:23, 29 August 2023
• Mortgages and Foreclosure
  {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Alison Ward]]|date= August 2018}}{{Consumer and Debt Law TOC|expanded = mortgages}} ...n which a borrower gives the lender a security interest in real property — and '''foreclosure''', the most common way for a lender to enforce its rights u
  23 KB (3,729 words) - 15:58, 13 October 2018
• Leasing a Car
  When you '''lease''', you rent and use someone else’s property. A lease can last from several months to seve If you lease, you don’t own the vehicle. And you have different rights and responsibilities than if you buy
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• LSLAP Manual
  ...d by hundreds of organizations across British Columbia. Clicklaw Wikibooks and LSLAP have joined efforts to bring the Manual to the Clicklaw Wikibooks pla ...or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy of, and disclaim all liability and responsibility for, the contents of this Manual. '''Persons reading this Ma
  27 KB (3,463 words) - 19:15, 22 September 2023
• Free and Low-Cost Legal Help
  ...r low-cost legal help include legal aid, pro bono services, legal clinics, and advocates. As well, learn the best sources of legal information for resolvi ===Legal aid covers some types of criminal, family, and immigration problems===
  10 KB (1,616 words) - 02:11, 7 November 2023
• Do You Have a Small Claim? (20:III)
  ...noy, frustrate, or antagonize the defendant. A claim may be both frivolous and vexatious. ...up to $8,750 on a $35,000 claim; it pays to research your cause of action and limit your claim to the proper amount.
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• Creditors' Remedies against Debtors (10:III)
  ...erm loan. That time begins to run from the date of the demand for payment and not the date of the loan. What constitutes a reasonable demand period depe ...British Columbia, the period for when a proceeding for the collection of a debt must be commenced is 2 years from the “date of discovery” of the claim.
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• Financial Help for People with Disabilities
  ...bout the government programs available, and where you can turn to get help and find more information. ...r asset limit (meaning you can own more and still qualify for assistance), and more income exemptions.
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• Choosing the Proper Forum for Small Claims (20:IV)
  ..., specialised tribunals, Small Claims Court, the Civil Resolution Tribunal and the Supreme Court of British Columbia. ...eding through the Employment Standards Branch, and '''Chapter 19: Landlord and Tenant Law''' for tenancy matters proceeding through the Residential Tenanc
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