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Moving is stressful. You hire a moving company and trust them with all of your worldly possessions. What could go wrong? Frankly, plenty if you haven’t done your homework. Unscrupulous moving companies are waiting to make you their next victim. They may even hold your household goods hostage. “Hold Hostage”…

Reduce worry by using licensed moving professionals We all know moving is stressful, but just how stressful is it? Well, according to a new survey, moving is more traumatic than many life events, including divorce. After polling 1,000 Americans who had moved in the past three years, the survey found…

Maintenance makes a difference; contact a licensed professional for assistance There’s nothing quite like warm laundry right from the dryer. But to keep your dryer going strong and drying safely, the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) has some tips for you. According to USFA: 2,900 home dryer fires are reported annually,…

Licensed professionals stand ready to help make your home safer You can’t see it, hear it, or smell it, but it causes more than 400 U.S. deaths and 50,000 emergency-room visits each year. But you can stop carbon monoxide (CO) from harming you and your family. Carbon monoxide is an…

Decades of change to save children “Ready or not, here I come!” When kids heard that famous hide-and-seek phrase in the early and mid-20th century, several turned to a unique place to hide: the refrigerator. An innocent-looking refrigerator—whether new and running in the kitchen or abandoned and cast off in…

Tragedy turns into safety for Californians’ commonly used household items You may have heard of the Great San Francisco Earthquake of April 18, 1906, which ranks as one of the most devastating earthquakes of all time. But the massive fires that followed in its wake are what truly laid waste…

Dishwasher sprung a leak? Diamond ring losing that special sparkle? TV on the fritz? Lawnmower stopped lawn-mowing? When a big-ticket item like a major appliance, jewelry, or garden equipment breaks, you may have a service contract or extended warranty contract to bail you out of trouble. These contracts cover your…

SACRAMENTO—If you’re working with a damage restoration company, the chances are you’ve already been the victim of a catastrophe. But if a damage restoration company moves and stores your goods while restoration work is performed, they are obligated to follow the same laws and regulations that govern household moving companies,…

Spring is in full swing, and summer’s just around the corner. As temperatures rise in California, so do home sales, and that means people start thinking about moving. May is National Moving Month, and the California Department of Consumer Affairs’ Bureau of Household Goods and Services (BHGS), regulator of the…