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Walk It Through: The Recorded Phone Call

A call with a contractor, a hidden recorder, and the warning that lets either side record.

A homeowner wants to record a call with a contractor who keeps changing the price.

Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.

A private phone call and a public meeting. Video of a person at home, a recording by police and an employer's monitoring are left out.

A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.