Trying to settle with CA (Fred Hanna). Please advise.
Date: Thu, 04/29/2010 - 11:18
Yes. You can ask for validation of the debt in your answer to th
Yes. You can ask for validation of the debt in your answer to the complaint. Simply deny the paragraph where the CA has stated how much you owe. This why the CA has to provide an accounting to you and to the court.
Beware of this one! He has the absolute worst reputation in the
Beware of this one! He has the absolute worst reputation in the industry! He was even having his employees working a mold filled, damp, rotting building! Go to www.budhibbs.com and read all about this guy! Follow the advice of OVLG Attorney above but do not be suprised if you get no response! Most important! Show up in court!
Thanks all for the advise. They offer me 50% which I can't affor
Thanks all for the advise. They offer me 50% which I can't afford to pay. will they bring me to court? since i'm negotiating with them still. BTW i'm in California. I look up at State Bar of California website and all attorneys at Fred Hanna are not found on there. Does this means that theyre not licensed in California. Is anyone here experience with Hanna and california residents law suits?
Quote:Originally Posted by liem truongI've been trying to settle
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Originally Posted by liem truong I've been trying to settle for 25% of $8500.00 with this CA (Fred Hanna) for a few weeks now since I received a summon. They dont agree. So now I was thinking of asking them for a validation of this debt. Does this make sense still? I mean since I already ackowledged this debt with the CA and tried to settle for it. Please advise. |
Correction: I didn't receive a summon. It was one of those first collection letters from Fred Hanna & Associates.
It means the attorneys aren't licensed to practice law in CA. I
It means the attorneys aren't licensed to practice law in CA. It doesn't mean that Hanna's firm doesn't have the right to enforce the judgment. They can always hire lawyers in CA to handle the case if it goes to court.
They can take you to court if you fail to reach an agreement.
Ok if you haven't gotten a summons then immediately slap them wi
Ok if you haven't gotten a summons then immediately slap them with a debt validation letter! You should never blindly agree to pay any company. You don't know them, you have never done business with them so how are you to know if they are the legitimate company holding this debt and that they are asking for the correct amount?
In you letter you can write something along the lines of, "I felt intimidated and harassed into settlement negotiations when in fact I have no real idea who you are." Then proceed with demanding validation. There are many samples floating about, but you want to use those only as a guideline! Reword the letter to best fit your needs as more and more of these bottom feeders are recognizing cut and paste validation letters and don't take them serious. Mind you they mostly don't take unique letters seriously, but at least it shows you know something about your rights and are not just cut-and-pasting any old thing.
