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    "The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people."
    Cesar Chavez

    :: Friday, June 27, 2008 ::

    SHADY CONTRACTORS NAILED IN LAW-ENFORCEMENT CRACKDOWN - By BILL SANDERSON, New York Post
    The classic home-improvement scam is simple: Contractors ask customers for all the money up front and then never do the work, said city Consumer Affairs Commissioner Jonathan Mintz.

    'Never pay it all up front,' he urged homeowners. 'And get a contract.'

    City residents can easily avoid most trouble with contractors, Mintz said: 'Make sure they are licensed. It couldn't be easier - call 311, or check our Web site,' nyc.gov/consumers.

    Home-improvement contractors in the city are required to pass an exam and carry performance bonds. Westchester and Nassau counties have similar requirements.

    'Chances are if they're not getting licensed, it's for a reason - either they are incompetent or they have had trouble in the past,' said Roger Bogstead, Nassau's commissioner of consumer affairs.
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