§ 20-396 False or fraudulent representation; damages.
AC § 20-396
a. Any contractor, canvasser or seller of home improvements who shall knowingly make any false or fraudulent representations or statements or who makes or causes any such statements to be made in respect to the character of any sale, or the party authorizing the same, or as to the quality, condition, or value of any property offered by him or her for sale, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment not exceeding one year or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars. b. Any person who is induced to contract for home improvements in reliance on false or fraudulent representations or statements knowingly made, may sue and recover from such home improvement contractor or solicitor a penalty of five hundred dollars in addition to any damages sustained by him or her by reason of such statements or representations made by the contractor or by his or her agents or employees.
