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hello,
I have a question regarding the collecting agent for unpaid bill. I
went to a unviversity in 1997. I took some courses but late I dropped
it. I didn't received any tuition bill. But most recent after 7 years,
a collecting agent called me and said that the university just send
them the bill (~$2000) and asks them to collect it. If I don't pay,
they will send the information to the credit center.
Someone can help me to deal with this kind of colleting agent. After 7
years, I even don't have any evidence for my previous course and
tuition. Why didn't they ask me in earlier year? I remerber that even
some civil cases have the time limitation. After a certain time, it
will pass the valid time, you cannot sue the person anymore. How about
the unpaid bill? After 7 years, can they still ask me the bill? I
appreciate it if you can give me some suggestion. Thanks.
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Ling wrote:
hello,
I have a question regarding the collecting agent for unpaid bill. I
went to a unviversity in 1997. I took some courses but late I dropped
it. I didn't received any tuition bill. But most recent after 7 years,
a collecting agent called me and said that the university just send
them the bill (~$2000) and asks them to collect it. If I don't pay,
they will send the information to the credit center.
Someone can help me to deal with this kind of colleting agent. After 7
years, I even don't have any evidence for my previous course and
tuition. Why didn't they ask me in earlier year? I remerber that even
some civil cases have the time limitation. After a certain time, it
will pass the valid time, you cannot sue the person anymore. How about
the unpaid bill? After 7 years, can they still ask me the bill? I
appreciate it if you can give me some suggestion. Thanks.
Bull#@($!
Why did the university not try to contact you first?
This sounds like a casse where an agent went looking for business and found
some.
Check your state laws on "statute of limitations" for collecting debts.
Perhaps if the state was known here, someone might be able to give you some
better clues.
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The university can rely on its status as a unit of State government that can
get away with more than a private entity. They can claim you owed the fee
all along and couldn't find you. Call the university collections officer
(yes, they have one) and talk nicely and ask what you can do, but don't
cooperate with an outside collection agency unless the officer explains
convincingly that you must. It is also very possible that the "agent" is
really the same as the university collections department.
hello,
I have a question regarding the collecting agent for unpaid bill. I
went to a unviversity in 1997. I took some courses but late I dropped
it. I didn't received any tuition bill. But most recent after 7 years,
a collecting agent called me and said that the university just send
them the bill (~$2000) and asks them to collect it. If I don't pay,
they will send the information to the credit center.
Someone can help me to deal with this kind of colleting agent. After 7
years, I even don't have any evidence for my previous course and
tuition. Why didn't they ask me in earlier year? I remerber that even
some civil cases have the time limitation. After a certain time, it
will pass the valid time, you cannot sue the person anymore. How about
the unpaid bill? After 7 years, can they still ask me the bill? I
appreciate it if you can give me some suggestion. Thanks.
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hello,
I have a question regarding the collecting agent for unpaid bill. I
went to a unviversity in 1997. I took some courses but late I dropped
it. I didn't received any tuition bill. But most recent after 7 years,
a collecting agent called me and said that the university just send
them the bill (~$2000) and asks them to collect it. If I don't pay,
they will send the information to the credit center.
Someone can help me to deal with this kind of colleting agent. After 7
years, I even don't have any evidence for my previous course and
tuition. Why didn't they ask me in earlier year? I remerber that even
some civil cases have the time limitation. After a certain time, it
will pass the valid time, you cannot sue the person anymore. How about
the unpaid bill? After 7 years, can they still ask me the bill? I
appreciate it if you can give me some suggestion. Thanks.
First, ignore the collection agency. They might lose interest. That's
possible in a small claim seven years old. If they become impossible to
ignore, write to them and tell them to not contact you in any way. Use
certified mail, Return Receipt, and keep a copy of your letter. But don't
do that until you can't stand it any more. That's because the statute of
limitations might be still running. If they sue, or if the suspense is
driving you crazy, do an internet search for the statute of limitations
pertaining to written contracts in your state. If you find that the statute
of limitations has run, the next question is whether your state tolls
(suspends) the running of the statute for the number of days that the
defendant is out of state. If after all of that you find that the statute
has run, you have a good defense. If the statute has not run, then see an
attorney to defend you when they sue, or learn enough to do it yourself. If
you decide to defend the case yourself, tell us all about it, and maybe
we'll have some ideas.
McGyver
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