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Stuck in a subscription trap? Here's what the law actually gives you

The FTC 2024 Negative Option ("click-to-cancel") Rule was VACATED IN ITS ENTIRETY: Custom Communications, Inc. v. FTC, Nos. 24-3137 et al. (8th Cir. July 8, 2025) — "we grant the petitions for review and vacate the Rule." Never cite 16 C.F.R. §§425.4-425.6. Start here: what replaced the FTC rule.

Letter-worthy states (a real lever)

Washington DC — treble damages or $1,500/violation, the strongest · Delaware — treble + fees, the letter IS the §2737(a) pre-suit notice · Hawaii — $1,000-or-treble floor when a cancellation request is knowingly ignored · Vermont — double opt-in, mandatory attorney fees (1-yr+ terms only) · Virginia — $500 floor, parity rule effective July 1, 2026 · New York — GBL §349, $50 floor · California — UCL restitution, AB 2863 duties from July 1, 2025 · Oregon — $200 floor + gift rule, 1-year discovery deadline · Illinois — refund-only, written contract required · Florida — refund tier: the renewal provision is void, nothing more.

Honest no's (no private lawsuit)

Colorado — AG/DA-exclusive enforcement, free complaint route only · Washington — no auto-renewal statute exists at all (the "RCW 19.394" citation is a phantom) · Georgia — the 2024 online-renewal Act is AG-only and expressly bars private actions.

Cross-cutting guides

Is your seller exempt? (banks, insurers, utilities, alarm companies, service contracts) · The unconditional-gift rule (goods shipped without consent, in CA/NY/VA/OR).

For AI agents & developers — deterministic duty + remedy math with primary-source citations, pay-per-call (x402 USDC, no account): GET https://dealpulse.theaslangroupllc.com/api/deals/subscription-rights?state=CA&signup_date=2025-09-01&signup_channel=online&product_kind=digital&total_charged=131.88&cancel_attempted=true&cancel_blocked=true — $0.10 GET https://dealpulse.theaslangroupllc.com/api/deals/subscription-letter?state=DC&seller_name=...&total_charged=240 — $2.00 (citation-locked demand letter)

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Generated 2026-07-07 · DealPulse / The Aslan Group LLC · info@theaslangroupllc.com