March 18 Exam Flashcards
BBB stands for
Better Business Bureau
On mail, RRR stands for
return receipt requested
DRC stands for
Dispute Resolution Center
If you get a judgment awarded in small claims court, when is the judgment final?
ten days, if no appeal filed
If it’s not paid promptly, what should a consumer request the court to prepare?
an abstract of judgment
What can the court issue that will allow the constable to seize and sell the defendant’s property?
writ of execution
Three kinds of warranties:
express warranty
implied warranty
special statutory warranty
Of those three warranties, which kind is the warranty booklet that came with my washing machine?
expressed warranty
________________________- is a guarantee that the buyer has the right to take the good free of claim from anyone else.
warranty of title
______________________________-guarantees that the thing is fit for the ordinary purpose for the goods of that kind are used.
warranty of merchantability
In a lease situation, a ___________________ guarantees that a place is suitable for living.
warranty of habitability
___________________________ guarantees that, if the seller knows that the buyer intends to use the goods in some specific way, the good must be fit for that purpose.
warranty of fitness for a particular purpose
____________________________ guarantees that services are rendered in a competent, effective way so that the consumer gets the service for which s/he bargained.
warranty of good and workmanlike service
The Texas Lemon Law is an example of ___________.
special statutory
DTPA stands for
deceptive trade practices act
