WHO/WHAT:

Attorney General Karl A. Racine, other Office of the Attorney General (OAG) staff, and representatives from the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will educate homeowners and those looking to purchase a home about potential consumer pitfalls associated with homeownership – including construction violations, fraudulent contractors and house-flippers, foreclosure scams, mortgage regulations and other issues. The experts will also answer consumers’ questions.

 An easy-to-reproduce flier about the forum is attached.

WHEN:                       

6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 
Monday, September 28

WHERE:                      

Benning/Dorothy L. Height Neighborhood Library
3935 Benning Road NE
(Near the Minnesota Avenue Metro Station)

BACKGROUND:          

Earlier this year, OAG filed suit against a Virginia couple who, the suit alleges, have violated District law by selling improperly and unlawfully renovated homes. As part of OAG’s consumer-education efforts, the agency is partnering with other District and federal government agencies to reach out to homeowners and potential homeowners to educate them on how to protect themselves and their investments against such bad actors. For more on OAG’s house-flipper lawsuit and tips for those purchasing and renovating homes, see: http://oag.dc.gov/release/attorney-general-sues-house-flippers-serial-shoddy-and-unlawful-work-shares-tips-home-buyers.