Contents

Lesson 1. Small Claims

• §1.01 Small Claims Court
• §1.02 Typical Consumer Claims
• §1.03 Types of Recovery
• §1.04 Review Questions

Lesson 2. Tenant Security Deposits

• §2.01 Governing Law
• §2.02 Residential Security Deposit
• §2.03 What's Not a Security Deposit
• §2.04 Proof of Security
• §2.05 Inspection of Premises
• §2.06 Return of Security Deposit
• §2.07 Deduct-and-Retain Procedure
• §2.08 Bad-Faith Retention of Deposit
• §2.09 Statute of Limitation
• §2.10 Interest on Security Deposit
• §2.11 How Would You Rule?

Lesson 3. Vehicle Repairs, Sales, and Leases

• §3.01 Vehicle Repairs–Governing Law
• §3.02 –Customer Protections
• §3.03 –Relief Available
• §3.04 Vehicle Sales–Governing Law
• §3.05 –Contract Requirements
• §3.06 –Prohibited Terms and Acts
• §3.07 –Correction of Violations
• §3.08 –Buyer's Remedies
• §3.09 –Repossession and Reinstatement
• §3.10 –Deficiency Judgments
• §3.11 Vehicle Leasing–Governing Law
• §3.12 –Contract Requirements
• §3.13 –Prohibited Terms and Acts
• §3.14 –Depreciation
• §3.15 –Early Termination
• §3.16 –Actions for Relief
• §3.17 Review Questions
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Lesson 4. Home Repair and Licensing

• §4.01 Contractor's License Law-Who's a Contractor?
• §4.02 –Contract Requirements
• §4.03 –Prohibited Acts
• §4.04 –Required License
• §4.05 Home Improvement Contracts–Definitions
• §4.06 –Contract Requirements
• §4.07 –Prohibitions, Penalties, and Relief
• §4.08 Professional and Occupational Licensing–License Required
• §4.09 –Penalties for No License
• §4.10 Review Questions

 Lesson 5. Tort and Contract Law

• §5.01 Tort Law–Some Basics
• §5.02 –Compensatory and Future Damages
• §5.03 –Comparative Negligence
• §5.04 –Assumption of Risk
• §5.05 –Joint and Several Liability
• §5.06 –Vicarious Liability
• §5.07 –Actions Against Public Entities
• §5.08 –Splitting Claims
• §5.09 –Review Questions
• §5.10 Contract Law–Some Basics
• §5.11 –Breach and Damages
• §5.12 –Specific Performance
• §5.13 –Rescission and Restitution
• §5.14 –Reformation
• §5.15 –Termination or Cancellation
• §5.16 –Review Questions
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Lesson 6. Checks and Electronic Fund Transfers (EFTs)

• §6.01 Bad Checks–Insufficient Funds
• §6.02 –Stop Payment
• §6.03 Paid-in-Full Checks
• §6.04 Electronic Fund Transfers–Common Transfers
• §6.05 –Stop Payment of Preauthorized Transfers
• §6.06 –Error Resolution
• §6.07 –Treble Damages
• §6.08 –Breach of Other Duties
• §6.09 –Consumer's Liability
• §6.10 Review Questions
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Lesson 7. Consumer Protection and Warranties

• §7.01 Unsolicited Goods and Advertising–Goods and Services
• §7.02 –Telephone Solicitations
• §7.03 –E-Mail or Fax Advertising
• §7.04 Specialty Service Contracts–Health Studio Contracts
• §7.05 –Health Studio Remedies
• §7.06 Debt Collection–Governing Law
• §7.07 –Prohibited Practices
• §7.08 –Debtor's Responsibilities
• §7.09 –Relief Available
• §7.10 Review Questions
• §7.11 Warranty Laws
• §7.12 Consumer Warranty Act-Scope
• §7.13 –Express and Implied Warranties
• §7.14 –Manufacturer's and Seller's Responsibilities
• §7.15 –Express Warranty Remedies
• §7.16 –Implied Warranty Remedies
• §7.17 Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)–Express Warranty
• §7.18 –Implied Warranties
• §7.19 –Disclaimer of Implied Warranty
• §7.20 –Relief Available
• §7.21 Review Questions
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Lesson 8. Credit Cards

• §8.01 Retail Installment Sales–Unruh Act
• §8.02 –Contract Requirements
• §8.03 –Prohibited Terms and Acts
• §8.04 –Rights and Remedies
• §8.05 Song-Beverly Credit Card Act–Requirements
• §8.06 –Prohibitions
• §8.07 –Unauthorized Use of Card
• §8.08 –Relief
• §8.09 Review Questions
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Evaluation

Resources

• Statutes of Limitation Table
  
  

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