The Georgia Fair Business Practices Act prohibits practices in the marketplace that are unfair and deceptive.

The Act applies to consumer transactions related to the sale, lease or rental of goods, services or property mainly for personal, family or household purposes.

The Georgia Fair Business Practices Act includes but is not limited to:

• Passing off goods or services as those of another;
• Causing actual confusion or actual misunderstanding as to the source, sponsorship, approval, or certification of goods or services;
• Representing that goods are original or new if they are deteriorated, reconditioned, reclaimed, used, or secondhand;
• Representing that goods or services are of a particular standard, quality, or grade or that goods are of a particular style or model, if they are of another; and
• Making false or misleading statements concerning the reasons for, existence of, or amounts of price reductions.