Advice on how to handle collection debt in Ohio
Go the court clerk office and dig out the truth mate. If you are
Go the court clerk office and dig out the truth mate. If you are not able to contact the State Attorney General office, then it is better to contact Lakeland College directly. As far as tax refund is concerned, contact Ohio department of taxation.
The state AG is not going to respond to you....they placed the a
The state AG is not going to respond to you....they placed the account with a Weiner law firm who you were directed to contact.
The school can easily verify they received the tax offset.
When you enroll in a school, you agree to the policies contained in the student handbook. Since you attended a public school, you pay the cost of collection be up to 50% of your balance plus any applicable interest. The law firm does not make up the balance or apply fees willy nilly...they are hired under contract and the fees are specific.
Pay the account before they get a judgement against you.
I figured as much but something feels so shady as this company.
I figured as much but something feels so shady as this company. For example, when I paid the previous balance to Cleveland State off; the balance that they claimed was due was $2700'ish but I knew that was going to be more since I paid them 32 days after my letter from them. (They never disclosed what interest rate they were charging me for the balance.)
I checked my balance at school and I have a credit of $150 in my account, which I assumed was for overpayment and then 15 days later it vanishes when record it ever existed.
Maybe it's just that fact I am really fond of lawyers, but all dealings with Wiener law firm never felt right.
I'll check with the school first and contact the law firm law to remit payment. I probably won't be able to pay the balance in full by this week, how do I handle paying them half now and half in <30 days? I don't wan't to get hit by mystery fees.
Hi, I really don't think 30 days is going to make much of a dif
Hi,
I really don't think 30 days is going to make much of a difference when you pay your debts in two installments. However, you can just cross check with the law firm about your decision to make the payments in 2 installments and whether they would be charging you any fees. It is better that you get the information and clarification in written so that they can't charge anything later.
Submitted by scarlett.brooks13 on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 05:50
30 days can make a huge difference. It is up to the law firm an
30 days can make a huge difference. It is up to the law firm and the collection matrix they are following as to whether or not they choose to wait.