Jacksonville Creditor Harassment Attorney
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
If you are struggling with debt, you understand how humiliating and upsetting dealing with bill collectors can be. Debt collectors are infamous for using harassing, threatening and subversive techniques for collecting the debts they are owed. As a debtor, you may think you don't have any options to fight back because you indeed owe them money. However, this is not true. Owing a debt does not mean you have to be subjected to embarrassing and degrading treatment from collectors. In fact, creditor harassment is against the law. To learn more about your rights as a debtor, contact a Jacksonville bankruptcy attorney from our firm today.
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) was passed by Congress to protect consumers from the abusive methods often employed by debt collectors, by prohibiting the following behaviors:
- Contacting debtors after 9 PM and before 8 AM
- Using abusive language when speaking with debtors
- Contacting individuals at work, other than to ask for
- Threatening lawsuits,
- Threatening to have someone arrested in order to collect a debt
- Contacting the debtor's friends or family to discuss their debt
- Impersonating law enforcement officers in order to collect a debt
- And more
If you feel you are being abused or tormented by debt collectors in a way that violates the FDCPA, contact our firm today. We can put a stop to the harassment immediately.
Creditor Harassment Lawyer Serving Jacksonville
As soon as you retain the service of an attorney from The Law Offices of Robert Peters P.A., it is no longer legal for debt collectors to call you-they must speak with your attorney instead. We are experienced in handling the threatening and rude phone calls from debt collectors and we will keep them off of your back. Furthermore, we can help you decide on an option for getting out of debt for good, either through Chapter 7 bankruptcy, Chapter 13 bankruptcy, or debt settlement. With 19 years of experience, we have the knowledge and compassion to help you through this difficult time.
If you are suffering through the humiliation and degradation of creditor harassment, contact a Jacksonville creditor harassment attorney from our firm today. We can put an end to the phone calls!