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Landlord/tenant issues, telemarketing top Wisconsin consumer complaints list

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection knows the aspects of your daily life that grind your gears.

 

On Thursday, DATCP announced the top 10 consumer complaints they received in 2022, with more than 11,000 resolved in the past year. Topping the list was landlord/tenant issues, with 1,912 disputes filed and another 6,000 contacts made regarding issues like security deposit returns, evictions, unauthorized entry, and unsatisfactory service. Telemarketing was close behind, with 1,651 complaints of robocalls, phishing, and harassment. Home improvement concern complaints reached 1,216 in 2022, more than double what was received in 2021. In those cases, consumers complained about contractors failing to provide products or services, honor warranties, and proper workmanship.

 

New to the Top 10 this year were health and medical products (8th, 217 complaints) and furniture/home furnishings (9th, 189). Telecommunications (4th, 655 complaints), identity theft (5th, 513), medical services (6th, 440 complaints), travel (7th, 224 complaints), and auto sales (10th, 184 complaints) made the top ten. The department did reach settlements in several cases, returning millions of dollars to consumers.

 

You can read the full release here.

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