Are unsolicited sales calls illegal if you’re on the ‘do not call’ list? Rose Law Group litigator John Sud answers on 12 News

By Michael Doudna | 12News

PHOENIX — An unprecedented housing market may have your phone blowing up from an unprecedented amount of calls.

However, are those unwanted calls legal if you are on the do not call list?

THE QUESTION:
Mel Knoy asks: “If I’m on the “national do not call registry” but get unsolicited calls from people wanting to buy my house. Are they breaking the law?”

THE SOURCES:
John Sud with Rose Law Group
-The Telephone Consumer Protection Act

THE ANSWER:
Yes, unless there is a prior business relationship, calls to buy your home violate the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

WHAT WE FOUND.
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act passed decades ago, is what protects unwanted telemarketers.

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