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COMPLAINTS about AGENCY to contact
MANUFACTURED HOMES and MOBILE HOMES
Assessment and taxation Board of Equalization
Inspections, installations, warranties Office of the Mobilehome Ombudsman, Department of Housing and Community Development OR the local enforcement agency.
Formaldehyde problems U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Hook-up, septic tank, water pressure (in parks) Office of the Mobilehome Ombudsman, Department of Housing and Community Development OR the local enforcement agency.
Installation Contractors State License Board, Department of Consumer Affairs
Landlord/tenant disputes regarding mobilehome residency law matters Local landlord/tenant mediation center OR a private attorney OR a Legal Aid Group OR Office of the Mobilehome Ombudsman, Department of Housing and Community Development (information only)
Licensing, contracting and construction quality Contractors State License Board, Department of Consumer Affairs
Rent Control Local city or county rent control agencies
Sales, new and used Office of the Mobilehome Ombudsman, Department of Housing and Community Development
MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS
Magazine Subscriptions Publishers Clearing House AND Magazine Publishers of America
MAIL
Fraud, non receipt of, unsolicited U.S. Postal Inspector
MAIL ORDER COMPANIES
Mail Order Companies Mail Order Action Line, Direct Marketing Association OR U.S. Postal Inspector
MANICURISTS
Manicurists Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, Department of Consumer Affairs
MARRIAGE, FAMILY & CHILD COUNSELORS
Marriage, Family, & Child Counselors Board of Behavioral Sciences, Department of Consumer Affairs
MASSAGE PARLORS
Registration requirements, prostitution complaints Local police department
Other complaints Local consumer agency
MEASUREMENT DEVICES
Measurement Devices County weights and measures office OR Department of Food and Agriculture
MEAT AND POULTRY
Meat and Poultry (see FOOD)
MEDI-CAL
Inquiries County welfare department
Complaints Department of Health Services
MEDICARE
Medicare Federal Health Care Financing Administration
MENTAL HOSPITALS
Mental Hospitals Department of Health Services
METRIC CONVERSION
Metric Conversion Department of Food and Agriculture MOVING COMPANIES
MIDWIVES
Midwives Medical Board of California, Department of Consumer Affairs
MINES
Claim disputes No jurisdictional agency. Contact an attorney.
Mineral use Department of Conservation
Worker safety Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Department of Industrial Relations OR U.S. Department of Labor
MOBILE VETERINARY PRACTICES
Mobile Veterinary Practices Veterinary Medical Board
MODELING AGENCIES
Modeling Agencies Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, Department of Industrial Relations
MORTGAGES
Mortgage Information Housing and community Development Department
Mortgage corporations and loan brokers Department of Real Estate
Issued by banks (See BANKS)
Issued by savings and loan companies (See SAVINGS & LOAN Associations)
Issued by private companies Department of Corporations
MOTORCYCLES
Dealers Department of Motor Vehicles
Repair Bureau of Automotive Repair, Department of Consumer Affairs
MOVING COMPANIES
Interstate (between states) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Intrastate (within California) California Public Utilities Commission

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Resource and Referral Guide