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INTERNAL PROTOTYPE — NOT LEGAL ADVICE — DO NOT SEND

State v. Schwab, 693 P.2d 108 (1985)

Citation
State v. Schwab, 693 P.2d 108 (1985)
Parent Document
State v. Schwab, 693 P.2d 108 (1985)
Jurisdiction
Washington (state)
Effective Date
1985-01-11

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The leading decision addressing this issue is Commonwealth v. Monumental Properties, Inc., 459 Pa. 450, 329 A.2d 812 (1974). In that case, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that the leasing of residential housing was intended to fall within the purview of the Pennsylvania Consumer Protection Law. The court held that the remedial purposes behind the law mandated a liberal construction of the law's terms so that the prevention of unfair or deceptive trade practices might be accomplished. As support for its finding, the court cited similar language in section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act and court decisions under the federal statute which had applied section 5 to the leasing of property.