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About Jack Hall
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Will answer questions about consumer or small business bankruptcy, foreclosure, evictions, wage garnishment, bank account seizures by creditors, creditor harassment, repossession and/or surrender of vehicles and other personal property, and civil lawsuits seeking to collect credit card and other debts. Can also answer questions relating to debt management and the effect of bankruptcy on one’s credit history. Can discuss the various options an individual or business may have relating to pressing financial difficulties. In addition to sending me an email, You can also call me at this number if you want to discuss any question on the telephone: 915 261-3893
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Over thirty years of experience assisting clients in all aspects of debtor/creditor relationships. This experience has primarily involved assisting individuals and small businesses that are having financial difficulties, and have also had some experience assisting creditors attempting to recover financial losses.
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Law degree (Juris Doctorate, J.D.); Bachelor of Arts and Masters degrees in political science/government
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Expert: Jack Hall - 11/13/2009
Question
I recently moved out of an Apartment in KY, having satisfied the lease terms and agreements. I cleaned Apt thoroughly before moving out and asked the Apartment managers if they would do a walk-thru. They said no need. 2 weeks later received letter saying I owed them $47. for 2 missing blind slats and oven was'nt clean enough. In the letter they threatened to send me to collections if not paid. I left apartment in better condition than I received it. 2 slats were missing before I took possession. The oven was also cleaned thoroughly. Do I have any rights here? Can they wreck my credit for something they arbitrarily decided in value and cleanliness? They did not require damage deposit on this lease. And there was no damage made. It seems they extorting money by threatening collections on false charges. Please help.
Answer
You should write them a letter and tell them exactly what you have said here (that you left the apartment clean, that the damage was done, that they didn’t even bother to check, etc.). You should also tell them that if they attempt to collect for money that you don’t owe under these circumstances, that you will file a countersuit against them for fraud and de captive trade practices because they just made this up. Finally tell them that they can expect serious repercussions if they do anything that adversely affects your credit report. If you get a collections letter again, or if they make a negative entry on your credit, let me know and we can follow through on this against them.
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