Florida Has Extra Help Against Collectors

Excellent!

This is good knowledge to have, I think it should be a sticky, or perhaps create a link to it in my resource sticky.

FrogPatch!

Thanks for pointing this out, as it could be really helpful to those of us in Florida. I think I had mentioned it before in a post a while back, but it definitely bears repeating. I think the name of it is "The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act", or something like that. The statute even advises if their is a discrepancy/conflict between the fdcpa and FCCPA, whichever is more protective of the consumer's rights takes precedence.

Whaddaya know, Florida finally passed a law to actually help it's residents! Go figure. Now if we could just get some laws passed to protect employees in the state of Florida, things might get a little better here.

Oh, and finally get an election right, too!

I wish I had known about this law a while back, when that credit card company kept calling my job and filling up my voice mails with their messages while I was out on medical leave. When I told them to stop, they advised they would just keep on calling me. I would have sued their behinds right then!

Also, another interesting thing. When I called the Florida's AG's office the other day to ask them about SOL's, I happened to mention the name "Legal Mediation Practice" to them. I was advised they are already aware of LMP and their shenanigans, and are going to be looking into them. She advised me to have everyone file complaints on the FL AG's website, if they have had problems with LMP. Even if they are not a resident of Florida.

See. The wheels of justice might move slow, but the do eventually move.

Thank you Froggy, this is very helpful information to have and since i am in Florida it sure does benefit me and other residents here as well.

I think that many states have similar laws and we should have a place here where they can all be found. Ya think?