Plumber convicted of overcharging elderly Santa Monica woman $92,000
A plumbing company extracted $92,000 from an elderly Santa Monica homeowner after she hired the company to complete $5,000 worth ...
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Landlords fined for harassing tenants
Two Santa Monica landlords will be fined $35,000 after a judge ruled they had harassed their tenants. The City Attorney's ...
City secures $3.6 million from nutrition company
The Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office has secured a $3.6 million settlement with a local company accused deceptive sales ...
Buying a Used Car
Amir is a local resident who was very excited to buy his first car. He saved for a ...
Consumer Corner: Housing discrimination in Santa Monica?
We all know it's illegal to deny housing to a person on the basis of their race or religion. But ...
Consumer Corner: The tenant harassment law
It's completely legal for a Santa Monica landlord to evict a rent-controlled tenant so that the owner or a relative ...
City lawsuit against gold company yields $2-million settlement
The Santa Monica City Attorney's Office has obtained a $2 million court judgment against precious metals dealer Seacoast Coin, Inc., ...
What Santa Monica’s Consumer Protection Division can do for you
Most of us have had a frustrating situation with a business or a customer, or a landlord or a tenant, ...
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