New Jersey's Consumer Fraud Act: and Its Contractor's Registration Act

New Jersey’s Contractor’s Registration Act (Registration Act) is intertwined with its Consumer Fraud Act (CFA). The Registration Act does not usually apply to the construction of a new home. A week or so ago, the New Jersey Supreme Court concluded that both the Registration Act and the CFA applied to new home construction where the owners functioned as a general contractor and hired a subcontractor to install molding, interior doors, chair rails, and cabinets in their kitchen. In reaching its opinion, the Court once again observed that New Jersey’s legislators created the CFA to be read as one of the broadest consumer protection laws in the country.

I have published a book titled "Walk the Chalkline or Else: A Home Improvement Contractor’s Guide to New Jersey’s Contractor’s Registration Act and Consumer Fraud Act " which you can download from the website www.ftlucianolaw.com. You can read other related articles in the Library Section on this website.