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FDCPA violations for contacting neighbors and relatives
A debt collector discloses to a third party (a neighbor or relative) that you have a debt. This is a violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). A collector, by law, is NOT allowed to do this.A debt collector IS allowed to make one reasonable phone call to a neighbor or a relative in an attempt to locate you by confirming or correcting location information. However, the debt collector is not supposed to disclose any information about the debt that you owe. The debt collector is also not supposed to ask a third party to “pass a message on to you”.
Once the debt collector contacts the third party in an attempt to confirm or correct your location information, they must stop. The debt collector is NOT allowed to contact the third party more than once UNLESS requested to do so.
You may have the right to sue if the debt collector discloses your debt information to any third party.
Jeff Suher, Pittsburgh Consumer Attorney who specializes in the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Jeff sues abusive debt collectors and helps consumers that have incorrect information on their credit reports.
2 Comments to "FDCPA violations for contacting neighbors and relatives"
Hello,
I have been receiving phone calls from Allied Interstate for a Kathleen Eiber. I have explained to them that she does not live here and that you have the wrong number but they keep calling and do not stop no matter what i tell them. They claim that i have been placed as a contact for Kathleen. I have told them that she was a neighbor of mine when i lived in PA and that i have since moved to FL and i do not speak to her. But they continue to call me almost every day up to 7 times a day. What can i do to stop them from calling me? After researching Allied Interstate they have had numerous law suits against them all over the country. If there is a class action suit against them, please add my name to the suit. They are upsetting my daily life from 8am to 9pm. They just don't get it when i tell them that a Kathleen Eiber does not live here. Please let me know what i can do, these people have got to be stopped!!!
Thanking you in advance,
John Hart
I have been receiving phone calls from Allied Interstate for a Kathleen Eiber. I have explained to them that she does not live here and that you have the wrong number but they keep calling and do not stop no matter what i tell them. They claim that i have been placed as a contact for Kathleen. I have told them that she was a neighbor of mine when i lived in PA and that i have since moved to FL and i do not speak to her. But they continue to call me almost every day up to 7 times a day. What can i do to stop them from calling me? After researching Allied Interstate they have had numerous law suits against them all over the country. If there is a class action suit against them, please add my name to the suit. They are upsetting my daily life from 8am to 9pm. They just don't get it when i tell them that a Kathleen Eiber does not live here. Please let me know what i can do, these people have got to be stopped!!!
Thanking you in advance,
John Hart
Posted by John Hart
on June 7, 2009 at 11:15 AM
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- I'm being harassed by a debt collector outside the state of Pennsylvania. Where can I find an attorney?
- I just received a debt collection letter. What should I do?
- Under the FDCPA, it states that a debt collector cannot disclose a debt to a third party. Who is considered a third party?
- Can I tape record my conversations with the debt collector?
- Your parent or spouse passes away and a debt collector calls. Are you obligated under law to pay their debt?
I was looking for any follow- up information to this request. Please let me know if these calls have stopped for you. If you are still receiving calls from Allied Interstate, please call Jeff at 412-374-9005. THANKS.