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Article: Proposed bill would tighten rules for contractors
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- Charleston Daily Mail
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- September 21, 2004
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Consumer complaints about slapdash and abandoned home improvement
jobs have prompted lawmakers to draft legislation aimed at cracking
down on unscrupulous contractors.
A joint judiciary subcommittee reviewed the provisions of the
proposed bill during the monthly interim meetings Monday.
Among other measures, contractors would have to overcome a
"rebuttable presumption" favoring consumers who file complaints over
jobs worth more than $2,500.
"In a he said-she said dispute over what a contractor was supposed
to do, the consumer would win," said David McMahon, a Charleston
lawyer and consumer advocate.
The bill would also target contractors who set up new companies
under different names or ...