CONSUMER
AFFAIRS OFFICE
Township of Livingston
357 S. Livingston Ave. Livingston, NJ 07039-3994
Telephone: (973)-535-7976
Fax: (973) 535-7967
DIRECTOR:
WALTER D. LeVINE
Director’s Office: (973)-377-3313
Director’s Fax: (973)-377-8167
Welcome
to the website of Livingston’s Office of Consumer
Affairs, which
services not only the residents of Livingston, but provides
services to consumers throughout Essex County, the State
of New Jersey, and throughout the United States. The
work of this office touches the lives of local citizens
nearly every day. Our mission is simple: mediate disputes
between residents and others with local businesses, protect
citizens from consumer fraud, blanket the state with consumer
education, and make our operations consumer-friendly to
the public when they contact us.
You may also make this website your personal resource for consumer
information on a host of subjects, as we will be regularly
providing news and information of a variety of subjects, as
well as alerts on the latest frauds and scams that may effect
or be attempted to be perpetrated on our residents and
local businesses.
Few transactions that take place in today’s marketplace
go unregulated by Consumer Affairs, both locally, throughout
the State and/or nationally. Many of the complaints we receive
concern the purchase, lease and repair of autos; home repair
and improvement problems; the purchase of home furnishings
and appliances; securities, investment and financial frauds
(including the fast-growing problem of identity theft); and
telemarketing and Internet frauds.
If you believe you have been the victim of a fraud, or have
a complaint, we want to hear from you. You may reach us by
using the e-mail address and phone numbers located on our Contact
Information page, and you may file a complaint by clicking
on the Complaint
Forms link on this page.
You may check with the State Office of Consumer Affairs if
you have concerns about the qualifications or performance of
any of the more than half million people licensed in nearly
80 professions and occupations regulated by their Professional
and Occupational Boards, simply by clicking on the link to
their website. They can tell you whether the license is current
and whether any complaints have been filed against the individual.
A similar link is provided to the Better Business Bureau website,
where additional information is available.
Besides information that will be posted here, the State Office
of Consumer Affairs allows you to review the State’s
Consumer Fraud Act and other consumer protection laws, download
consumer education materials, link to other consumer sites,
review statutes and regulations, and more.
We are dedicated to being a consumer-friendly agency, and we
encourage you to take advantage of our many services.
