Great Western United Corporation

Volume 82 · 82 F.T.C. 1263

Citation: 82 F.T.C. 1263
Docket: C-2306
Complaint: 1972-10-20
Decision: 1973-04-25
Document type: modifying order
Case type: consumer protection
Industry: real estate training courses
Outcome: modified
Relief: affirmative_disclosure
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IN THE :VIA TTER OF ET AI.. GREAT WESTEH.N UNITED CORPORATION, ORDER OF MODIFICATION 1:\ REGARD TO THE ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COM:VlISSION AND THE TRUTH I;' LE;.DING ACTS Docket 23()fj. Comploint, Odabel' , lV72* Ordel' modifyillY fin. al onler ilpriI2;i, 1973.

Order modifying Sections IA , lei and IB3 of the final ordcr relative to the required disclosure of certain statements in printed advertisements con cerning respondents' training' courses which are associated with real estate proj cds.

ORDER :V10DlFYING FINAL ORDER Pursuant to Section 3. 72 of the Commission s Rules of Practice the Commission issued an Order to Show Cause why Sections IA3, IB1 and IB3 of the Final Order to Cease and Desist, dated October 20, 1972 , should not be modified. epon consideration 1973 andof the answer of the respondents received March 19, that of counsel supporting the complaint received March 26, 1973 and the Commission being satisfied that such modification , it is, hereby, ordered that Secwould he in the public interest tions IA3, IB1 and IB3 be altered and modified to read as follows: IA3.

Failing to clearly and conspicuously disclose the following statement, where appropriate, in all printed advertisements con cerning respondents' training courses which are associated with real estate projects:

The company recommends that trainees in this course bu:.' property in (insert common name of projects Trainees will be asked (or " required" if such require ment exists) to furnish ;cards. 1'J1e company \viJl provide you with a copy of a cun-eot Govemment IIUD Report (or " State of California, Department of Heal Estate s Public Report" or " (name of stateJ Public Report " where approp riate) issued for a tract in (insert common name ofpl'oject and it is rf'commcnded that you I.cad this report before enrolling. IBL Failing to dearly and conspicuously disclose the following s"" 81 V. C. (igl 1264 FEDERAL TRADE CO IMISSJON DECISIONS Order R2 F.

statement all printed advertisements concerning California City:

It is recommended that you obtain from the company and read a current State of California Department of Real Estate Public Report issue:d for a tract in California City.

IB.1.

Failing to clearly and conspicuously disclose the following statement in all printed advertisements concerning real estate projects other than California City, however limited to projects in existence at the time this order becomes effective and to any future projects (1) covered by the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act, and (2) where the property interest being offered is held in any form by respondents or any of their affiliates:

It is recommended that you obtain from the company and read a current Govern ment HUD Report (or " ()lame of States Public Report" ) for a tract in (insert common name of projects.

Upon consideration of respondents' request that such order not be effectuated until after April 30, 1973 , and in consideration of the technical nature of the modification and respondents good faith efforts to modify its procedure in compliance thereto it is, therefore, ordered that such alteration and modification

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