{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-38.2-2612","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 38.2-2612","heading":"Unfair trade practices","body":"In addition to the provisions of Chapter 5 (§ 38.2-500) of this title, the Commission may order any home protection company or its representatives to cease and desist from engaging in the following unfair trade practices:1. The making of any false or misleading statements, either oral or written, in connection with the sale, offer to sell, or advertisement of a home protection contract;2. The omission of any material statement in connection with the sale, offer to sell, or advertisement of a contract that under the circumstances should have been made in order to make the statements that were made not misleading;3. The making of any statement that the purchase of a home protection contract is mandatory;4. The making of any false or misleading statements, either oral or written, about the benefits or services available under the contract;5. The failure to perform the services promised under the contract in a timely, competent, or workmanlike manner; or6. Any statement or practice which has the effect of creating or maintaining a fraud.1981, c. 530, § 38.1-942; 1986, c. 562.","path":["Title 38.2. Insurance","Chapter 26. Home Protection Companies"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/38.2-2612/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:05Z","sha256":"5907a40ed80b0f8b200902fbdb15b5a2203930e92830fe477e230cef804e6461","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-38.2-2611","next":"us-va/va.-code-38.2-2613"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}