| 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 |
