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Company: Better Homes Depot Inc.
Penalty: $600,000
Year: 2003
Date: May 22, 2003
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs announced a $600,000 settlement with an Ozone Park-based real estate company that allegedly bilked dozens of unsophisticated home buyers.
Level of Government: local
Action Type: agency action
Agency: New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: New York
Source of Data: Home Buyers Settlement, Newsday, May 22, 2003 (via Nexis).
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