Since I have a dispute with my ex-landlord regarding move out charges so I’m refusing them, what will happen next for me if I’m sent to collections?
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Since I have a dispute with my ex-landlord regarding move out charges so I’m refusing them, what will happen next for me if I’m sent to collections?
I will inform the collection agency of the problem. The problem started with my landlord when they refused a walk-through with me in the beginning and the end of my lease term.
Asked on November 24, 2015 under Real Estate Law, Colorado
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
"Collections" doesn't result in you having to pay unless you are sued (by the landlord or the collections agency--it depends on whether the agency is working for the landlord [in which case the landlord would sue] or purchased the claim from the landlord [in which case the agency would sue]). If they feel the claim is justified, they could sue; and if they can prove in court that you owe the money, they can get a judgment ordering you to pay it. But they can't do anything like garnish wages, levy on a bank account, etc. without going to court--they need to sue you and win to take legal action.
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