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States should require that home improvement contractors be licensed, insured, and bonded.

States should require written home improvement contracts and specify required and prohibited contract provisions. 

States should put in place criminal and civil penalties. 

Consumers should have access to the full range of legal remedies when they have been harmed (see also Private Enfor

Government agencies should collect and report data for groups that are discriminated against, while ensuring consumer choice and control over what data they provide.

Policymakers should promote the creation of mixed-use livable communities.

National, state, and local parks should be age-friendly, accessible, and sufficiently funded. They should be equitably located throughout communities.

Policymakers should enact comprehensive planning statutes, regulations, and incentives that create communities that promote the independence and active community eng

Planning activities and goals should be inclusive and equitable. They should support positive outcomes for all community members, including people from groups that are discriminated against.

Policymakers should make land-use and zoning decisions that promote mixed-use communities with affordable and equitable housing and transportation options.

Local policymakers should minimize the amount of parking required for mixed-use development.