Sophia Alvarez4 said:Hey,
So, some folks over at the holding company mentioned there’s an unpaid water utility bill from back in the 2011-2013 era, and they're threatening to send it straight to the Federal Reserve for collection if it isn't settled by tomorrow...
I’m trying to figure out if she actually owes this thing, I mean, shouldn't that debt be totally dead and buried under the three-year statute of limitations? If it isn't expired, what's her move here?...
And how on earth can they just bypass everything and go right to the Federal Reserve without even sending a writ of execution first? It seems sketchy...
The payment slip she got actually says "lawsuit number (2011-2013)."
Thanks in advance
It's pretty obvious these guys think they own the rules. Your only move is to hire a lawyer. They froze my sister's account once. Back in '93, her apartment went from a rental to being owned by her minor son. For about two years, Duke Energy kept sending bills under my nephew's name. Then, two years later, Duke Energy started hitting my sister again using the wrong name. Even in 2000, after the nephew turned 18, they were handed the buyout contract for the place, but they didn't change a damn thing. From 2005 to 2010, the place was rented out. The tenants paid every single bill sent to the landlord, but apparently, these people don't. Since my sister wasn't living there, she wasn't even getting the mail. Today, her lawyer—who's also the enforcement officer—told her that because they fixed the name back in 2013, it doesn't matter that the 2007 document used a different name that she never even saw; they still have the right to seize her assets. It's like they can swap names on a debtor whenever they feel like it. How can you issue a valid collection document seven years later that wasn't even addressed to the actual debtor? That's just the reality of dealing with collections and consumer protection. The tenants saved themselves by moving to Canada, and I hope they escaped all this nonsense and lawlessness.