Consumer Protection Law Vermont
How to Fight Yo-Yo Financing and Spot Delivery Scams at Vermont Auto Dealerships
Driving home to Burlington, South Burlington, Rutland, or Montpelier in a newly purchased car with a signed retail installment contract, temporary registration plates, and keys in...
Fixing Your Health Records After Medical Identity Theft in Vermont
Receiving an Explanation of Benefits (EOB) or a collection notice for an emergency room visit in Burlington, an MRI in Rutland, or a surgical procedure in Berlin that you never und...
Recovering Costs from Defective Solar Panel Installations and Deceptive Leases in Vermont
Signing an electronic tablet on your front porch in Burlington, Rutland, or Brattleboro after a door-to-door salesperson promises to eliminate your Green Mountain Power electric bi...
Attorney's Fees and Costs in Vermont Auto Fraud Lawsuits: Does the Dealer Pay?
When a used car buyer in Burlington, Montpelier, or Rutland discovers they were sold a structurally unsafe or misrepresented vehicle for $12,000, their first calculation is almost...
Stopping Aggressive Medical Debt Collection in Vermont: Rights for Patients and Guarantors
Receiving a barrage of collection calls over an unexpected $12,000 emergency room bill in Burlington or being pressured by a nursing home billing office in Rutland to personally pa...
Clearing a Child’s Ruined Credit Before Adulthood: Vermont Minor Identity Theft Laws
Applying for a first college student loan, an apartment lease in Burlington, or an entry-level job in Montpelier should be an exciting milestone for a seventeen-year-old, not the m...
Suing Debt Collectors for Workplace Harassment in Vermont: When Can They Legally Call Your Employer?
Having a collection agent tie up the main reception line at your office in Burlington, leave an urgent message with your school principal in Rutland, or page your nursing station i...
How the Vermont New Motor Vehicle Arbitration Board Works: Timelines & Eligibility
Making monthly auto loan or lease payments on a brand-new car or pickup truck in Burlington, South Burlington, Rutland, or Montpelier while the vehicle sits repeatedly on a dealers...
Consumer Rights Against Chimney Sweep and Roof Repair Scams in Vermont
Every spring thaw and autumn freeze brings a wave of out-of-state pickup trucks rolling through residential neighborhoods from Burlington and South Burlington down to Rutland and B...
Digital Debt Harassment in Vermont: Fighting Back Against Illegal Texts, Emails, and Social Media DMs
Checking your smartphone in Burlington, Essex Junction, or Rutland only to discover a debt collector has messaged your coworkers on LinkedIn or bombarded your phone with late-night...
Understanding the Consumer Fraud Act for Defective Pellet Stoves in Vermont
When sub-zero January temperatures settle over Montpelier, Newport, and Bennington, a reliable heating system is a matter of life and property survival. Many Vermont households inv...
Overcoming As-Is Clauses: When Vermont Used Car Dealers Are Liable for Deception
Driving a newly purchased used car off a dealership lot along Shelburne Road in South Burlington or Route 7 in Rutland should not end on the shoulder of Interstate 89 with a seized...
Can You File a Lemon Law Claim for Electric Vehicle (EV) Defects in Vermont?
Investing $45,000 to $85,000 in a new battery electric vehicle (EV) or plug-in hybrid (PHEV) in Burlington, South Burlington, Stowe, Montpelier, or Brattleboro is supposed to deliv...
Resolving Ghosting Identity Theft of a Deceased Relative in Vermont Probate
Settling the affairs of a deceased parent or spouse in Burlington, Rutland, or Brattleboro is difficult enough without discovering that criminals have hijacked the decedent's Socia...
Protecting Exempt Income from Debt Collectors in Vermont: SSDI, Pensions, and VA Benefits
Opening a threatening collection letter in Burlington, Montpelier, or Rutland when you live on a fixed disability or retirement check can trigger immediate panic about losing your...
Are You Liable for a Spouses or Deceased Relatives Debt in Vermont? Stopping Third-Party Harassment
Few financial tactics are more predatory than a bereavement collector calling a grieving widow or adult child in Burlington, Montpelier, or Rutland to demand personal payment on a...
What Happens if Dealerships Can’t Get Parts? Vermont Lemon Law and the 30-Day Rule
Dropping your new car or truck off at an authorized dealership in South Burlington, Rutland, Berlin, or Brattleboro for a warranty repair only to be told that a replacement transmi...
How to Recover Stolen Tax Refunds from Vermont Department of Taxes Identity Theft
Having your electronic tax return rejected in Burlington, South Burlington, Rutland, or Montpelier because someone already filed a return using your Social Security number is an al...
Suing a Vermont Dealer for Selling a Car with Undisclosed Flood, Salvage, or Frame Damage
Taking your newly purchased used truck or SUV to an independent repair shop in Burlington, Rutland, Brattleboro, or Barre for a routine winter tire swap-only for the mechanic to ca...
Vermont Deed Fraud Recovery: Legal Steps When Someone Steals Your Home’s Title
Discovering that a stranger has recorded a forged warranty or quitclaim deed transferring ownership of your family home in Burlington, a vacation cabin in Stowe, or an inherited ti...