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Off Campus
Better Business Bureau of New Jersey, Inc.
1700 Whitehorse-Hamilton Square Rd.
Suite D-5
Trenton, NJ 08690
Phone: 609-588-0808, Hotline:
Fax: 609-588-0546
www.trenton.bbb.org
Hours: 9 am - 4:30 pm, Mon-Fri
Provides a means by which consumers can learn the complaint history of a company or request educational information on a wide variety of consumer topics.
State of New Jersey Office of Consumer Protection
www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/ocp.htm
Site contains information about New Jersey laws, the Consumer Fraud Act, Disability Act, Lemon Law. It also offers complaint forms and links to other resources.
Consumer Product Safety Commission
www.cpsc.gov
800-638-2772
Receives reports on injuries/death from hazardous manufactured products. Answers questions and provides free material on safety of products used in and around the home. Provides product recall information. Pre-recorded tape where you leave your telephone number and address. Notices of product recalls as well as safety tips can be found on the website.
Auto Safety Hotline
Nat'l Highway Traffic Safety Administration
400 7th Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 800-424-9393
Email: hotline@nhtsa.dot.gov
www.nhtsa.dot.gov
Hours: 8 am - 10 pm, Mon - Fri
Area Served: All Areas
Eligibility: Anyone needing information on auto safety
Fees charged: None
Callers report safety problems on motor vehicles, tires, and automotive equipment, including child safety seats. Agency offers information on motor vehicle safety recalls and safety defect investigations. It also has information on child car seats, drunk driving, crash testing, gas mileage, odometer readings, and other automobile related subjects. Answering machine after hours. Spanish and TTY available.
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
185 Ridgedale Ave.
Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927-1812
Phone: (888) 726-3260
Email: d.pierce@cccsnj.org
www.cccsnj.org
Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Mon - Fri; Sat (some locations) by appointment
Area Served: New Jersey
Eligibility: Need for services
Fees Charged: One time fee of $35
Confidential budget advice and credit counseling. No eligibility requirements for counseling. Debt Management Program assists clients in formal plan to repay debts. Call or write for appointment. Seminars on credit/budgeting available. Agency has 3 other in-house counseling sites in NJ; contact Cedar Knolls office for information. Provides both in-person and telephone counseling. Caller must make initial appointment through main phone number.
County of Passaic/Div Weights & Measures/Consumer Protection
1310 Route 23 North
Wayne, NJ 07470
Phone: (973) 305-5881
Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Mon - Fri
Area Served: Passaic County
Eligibility: None
Fees Charged: None
The Consumer Protection Agency investigates and mediates complaints against businesses. The department works under the authority of the Consumer Fraud Act and its regulations.
Morris County Division of Weights & Measures/Consumer Protection
1001 Western Ave.
Morristown, NJ 07963-0900
Phone: (973) 285-2957
Hours: 8 am - 4 pm, Mon - Fri
Area Served: Morris County
Eligibility: No restrictions
Fees Charged: For devices
Conducts inspections to protect consumers from fraudulent, deceitful and unfair labeling and packaging practices. Inspects scales and standards under federal regulations and guidelines.
NJ Citizen Action/Mortgage & Credit Counseling Program
400 Main Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone: (800) 656-9637
Email: mnels111@aol.com
www.njcitizenaction.org
Hours: 9 am - 5 pm, Mon -Fri; evenings by appointment
Area Served: New Jersey
Eligibility: Low and moderate income families, including single women who are heads of households
Fees Charged: $15 for credit report
Offers free credit counseling service to low and moderate income New Jersey residents.
Rutgers Cooperative/Morris/Family and Consumer Sciences
PO Box 900
Morristown, NJ 07963-0900
Phone: (973) 285-8302
Email: pbrennan@aesop.rutgers.edu
www.rce.rutgers.edu
Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Mon - Fri
Area Served: Morris County
Eligibility: None
Fees Charged: Vary by program
Provides community education through newsletters, videos, and workshops related to financial management, retirement planning, home purchasing and financing, and family relations including parenting. Home study courses available on home record keeping, adult children living at home, investing for your future, adjusting to living alone after becoming separated, divorced, or widowed.
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