ATMOS Threat
Date: Tue, 06/23/2009 - 06:26
I live in Texas. We had a 20 dollar gas bill for May from Atmos Energy. My wife wrote a check and mailed it in. The check was not deposited for 10 days or so and ended up bouncing by 12 cents! We then went to a local pay station and paid it. The letter that they sent to let us know the check had been returned says "This matter will be referred to your local District Attorney if not paid within 10 days". Since this check was written to pay a debt, can they even put that on the notice?
I know that in Tarrant County, a check sent through the mail is
I know that in Tarrant County, a check sent through the mail is not prosecutable. As far as any collection violations, maybe someone will be along to answer that soon.
Could they be in violation of the FDCPA or some other law for pu
Could they be in violation of the FDCPA or some other law for putting this on there? It's just a small bill but if they have done something wrong here I'm going to call them on it.
FDCPA does not apply to original creditors. So it would not app
FDCPA does not apply to original creditors. So it would not apply to them here. The best thing you could do, honestly, is provide them with proof that you already paid the outstanding balance and tell them to stop bugging you about a bill they already got paid for.
