collection: Law Firm May Qualify as FDCPA “Debt Collector”
- 01/18/07 02:10 AM
A New Jersey court has considered whether a law firm is required to comply with the requirements of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) when it collects unpaid rent on behalf of its clients from their tenants through litigation. Rochelle and Renita Hodges (“Tenants”) leased an apartment from Sasil Corporation (“Landlord”). The Tenants received a Section 8 housing subsidy from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and so the amount of rent that the Landlord could charge the Tenant was strictly regulated by federal law, including limits on the amount of rent that the Landlord could charge … (7 comments)
A New Jersey court has considered whether a law firm is required to comply with the requirements of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) when it collects unpaid rent on behalf of its clients from their tenants through litigation. Rochelle and Renita Hodges (“Tenants”) leased an apartment from Sasil Corporation (“Landlord”). The Tenants received a Section 8 housing subsidy from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and so the amount of rent that the Landlord could charge the Tenant was strictly regulated by federal law, including limits on the amount of rent that the Landlord could charge … (7 comments)
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