Houston Consumer Law Lawyer | Chavana Law Firm

What is Consumer Law?

In Texas, consumer law primarily refers to protections established by the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act (DTPA), which safeguards consumers from false, misleading, or deceptive business practices, unconscionable actions, and breaches of warranty. This state-level act provides consumers with the right to seek damages, and potentially triple damages if the conduct was knowing, along with attorney’s fees, if they are victims of illegal practices.

Consumer Law can incorporate many areas of law. Attorney Hector Chavana Jr. focuses on the area of Texas consumer law that addresses the needs of consumers who have bought or leased goods, services, or real estate. A consumer can be an individual or a business. You can schedule a consultation for your consumer law question at 713-979-2941.

Goods

Goods generally mean property that is movable, so “goods” for a consumer attorney can mean anything from jewelry to televisions to cars to camping equipment and specialty items. If you’ve purchased a good and the seller misrepresented something about the good or failed to tell you about an important part of the good, you might have a consumer-related issue. Even if there is no misrepresentation, you may have a consumer-related issue if the good does not perform as reasonably expected.

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Services

In terms of consumer-related issues, services generally mean the work of others, like home improvement services or auto mechanic services. If the services that you were promised do not meet reasonable expectations or the written warranty that you received, you may have a consumer-related issue.

Real Estate

Real estate includes not only the lot that you leased or purchased, but also the structure on it. Hector Chavana Jr generally helps people with problems related to the purchase of residential or commercial real estate and commercial leases. In terms of residential leases, his help is limited to situations in which the landlord has caused the interruption of utilities, wrongfully locked out the tenant, has refused to reveal the identity of the owner of the leased premises, or has retaliated against the tenant for making complaints or exercising his rights.

Consumer Law Details

The seller does not need to intentionally deceive the buyer in order for the consumer to recover money damages. However, if a seller intentionally misrepresented, a consumer may be able to recover mental anguish damages, punitive damages, or additional damages.

Some common situations in which a Houston consumer lawyer can help are:

Home warranties
Business-to-business transactions that are generally under $500,000.00.
Implied Warranties or Express Warranties For Some Services. Implied warranties can mean that the buyer and seller never agreed to a warranty, but the law will still “make up” a reasonable warranty. Express warranties mean that the warranty was stated in writing or orally
Implied or express warranties for goods
Misrepresentation or fraud in auto purchases or purchases of goods or real estate
Specific areas protected by Deceptive Trade Practices Act tie in statutes, such as insurance claims, merchandise rent-to-own agreements, door-to-door sales, fraudulent contests and giveaways.
Insurance Coverage Disputes
Real Estate purchase and lease issues

Call 713-979-2941 for a consultation regarding your consumer law issue.