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The Contractors State License Board protects consumers by regulating the construction industry through policies that promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the public in matters relating to construction. [3] The Contractors State License Board will accomplish this by: Ensuring that construction is performed in a safe, competent, and ...
The California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) is a department within the California Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency. DCA's stated mission is to serve the interests of California's consumers by ensuring a standard of professionalism in key industries and promoting informed consumer practices.
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Registers and regulates approximately 36,000 California automotive repair dealers. Licenses Smog Check stations, technicians, and inspectors. Licenses brake and lamp stations and adjusters. Mediates automotive repair complaints, saving California consumers millions of dollars each year in the form of direct refunds, rework, and bill adjustments.
The DRE was founded in 1917, when the California legislature enacted the nation’s first real estate law. In July 2013, the department briefly merged with the California Department of Consumer Affairs as the Bureau of Real Estate. In January 2018, through Senate Bill 172, it again became an independent department. [3]
The California Real Estate Act has two core components: licensing and enforcement. [1] [2] Both licensing and enforcement functions are required by the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC), the federal government organization which oversees all state real estate appraiser licensing agencies. [2]
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection fielded over 10,000 consumer complaints in 2023, leading to settlements of over $3.3 million, according to a news release.
The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is a department within the California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency that develops housing policy and building codes (i.e. the California Building Standards Code), regulates manufactured homes and mobile home parks, and administers housing finance, economic development and community development programs.