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05/17/2013
BBB offers tips on using your home for short-term rentals
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10/03/2012
Short-term home rentals are soaring in popularity amongst homeowners and out-of-towners. As the Austin City Limits festival approaches, Formula 1 revs up and with the holidays right around the corner, many homeowners may choose to offer their home as a short-term rental. Better Business Bureau reminds homeowners to be properly prepared and protected if they choose to rent to strangers.
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09/26/2012
In the past 12 months, Better Business Bureau has received close to 200 complaints nationally from consumers who have been scammed in some way after responding to a classified on Craigslist. BBB warns consumers to be cautious when responding to a classified posted on Craigslist, especially a job or home rental posting.
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06/19/2012
Self-storage facilities dot the landscapes of new and older communities. Consumers rent units to empty overflowing garages, stash furnishings while moving or remodeling, or store business supplies for future use. Better Business Bureau recommends researching storage facilities prior to handing over precious belongings.
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06/19/2012
Las empresas de almacenamiento se pueden encontrar en todas partes entre las comunidades. El consumidor necesita rentar de una empresa de almacenamiento para limpiar su garaje o para proteger muebles mientras la remodelación de una casa. Hasta pueden estar guardando artículos para su negocio en uso de futuro. El Better Business Bureau recomienda investigar cualquier empresa de almacenamiento antes de que entregue sus artículos preciosos.
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07/20/2011
Within seconds of searching the Internet, potential home renters can find all the information they need about a possible new home, such as pictures, prices and virtual tours. However, such tools give scammers the perfect opportunity to take advantage of consumers. Better Business Bureau warns renters to be on the lookout for phony ads on Craigslist and other Internet services aimed at stealing money.
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12/15/2010
Forty-two percent of Americans plan to travel for the holidays this year according to a survey conducted by the world’s largest travel site, TripAdvisor. Based on recent survey results, TripAdvisor projects that among those traveling between the Christmas and New Year holidays this year, 22 percent will spend more than $2,000 on their travel expenses alone. In 2009, AAA estimated that 87.7 million Americans traveled more than 50 miles over the holidays.
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09/23/2010
With today's announcement from Blockbuster that it has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy, many consumers may wonder what this specifically means to them as a customer. The answer in this case is, not a whol
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06/04/2010
Warmer weather in Central Texas is sure to have consumers thinking about summer plans. Whether you are looking to rent a vacation home or put your second home up for rent, Better Business Bureau is he
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05/07/2010
BBB serving Central, Coastal and Southwest Texas has issued an F rating to Military Fence Rental & Sales, a Killeen-based company specializing in temporary fence rentals, for failure to respond to consumer disputes. BBB has received 16 consumer complaints about this business in the past three years, many from military service members and their families. Click here to view the BBB Reliability Report™ for Military Fence Rental & Sales.
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01/21/2010
With the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver less than a month away, Better Business Bureau warns consumers to look out for scams when searching for tickets and housing accommodations for the games. According to the Association for Computing Machinery, ticket scams accounted for more fraud on eBay than any other merchandise category in 2008.
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12/01/2001
If you're a landlord, you may use consumer reports to evaluate rental applications - as long as you follow the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The FCRA is designed to protect the privacy of consumer report information and to guarantee that the information supplied by consumer reporting agencies (CRAs) is as accurate as possible. The FCRA requires landlords who deny a lease based on information in the applicant's consumer report to provide the applicant with an "adverse action notice."
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