Consumer Rights Screening Tool for DV Advocates & Lawyers

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National Consumer Law Center & Center for Survivor Agency and Justice

Consumer Rights Screening Tool for DV Advocates & Lawyers (2011)

Leah A. Plunkett of National Consumer Law Center & Erika A. Sussman of Center for Survivor Agency and Justice

This screening tool aims to:  

  • provide a general overview of common consumer issues with which survivors grapple,
  • offer concrete guidance on how to identify consumer law issues in the course of one’s client work.  

Topics include: 

  • managing household income and expenses
  • credit reporting
  • debt collection
  • foreclosure and eviction
  • utilities access
  • credit cards and high cost credit
  • student loan debt
  • auto access and ownership

 

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