April 17, 2014:
Buffalo area home repairman sued by state attorney general
August 15, 2013Schneiderman also said he recommends insisting on a written contract that includes the price and description of the work to be done. He said homeowners should not pay unreasonable advance sums to contractors and never pay the full price up front. He said they should negotiate a payment schedule tied to the completion of the job.
31 Buffalo Companies Part of Settlement with State Attorney General
and the list goes on and on.Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a settlement with more than 200 home improvement contractors accused of violating New York’s Home Improvement Contracts Law.
According to the report, 31 companies from Buffalo were among the 200 that settled. The AG’s office had been investigating alleged abuses that included failure to provide written contracts or honor terms of consumers’ work agreements.