Jimerson Firm

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) is a pro-consumer statute. 17) relating to emails for collecting debt. This article seeks to explore whether sending an email to a debtor after 9pm and before 8am violates the FCCPA. 17) prohibits contacting a debtor between the hours of 9pm and 8am.

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Jimerson Firm

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) is a pro-consumer statute. Unlike the FDCPA, which only applies to debt collectors, the FCCPA applies to all persons or businesses collecting consumer debts. These lawsuits are typically based upon an allegedly improper 3-day notice sent to a tenant/debtor.

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Troutman Sanders

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

After receiving notice of representation, the defendant sent five billing notifications to the plaintiff and made six telephone calls attempting to collect on the $5 monthly payment. This same evidence also supported findings that the plaintiff was financially vulnerable and that the defendant had engaged in repeated collection activity.

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Jimerson Firm

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Businesses throughout Florida should be aware of consumer statutes that provide remedies to consumers and impose liability to businesses, even for small technical violations. Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. A person attempting to collect his or her “own” debt, is not a debt collector under the FDCPA. See Stanley v.

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Jimerson Firm

JANUARY 12, 2024

In collecting consumer debts, no person shall: (9) Claim, attempt, or threaten to enforce a debt when such person knows that the debt is not legitimate, or assert the existence of some other legal right when such person knows that the right does not exist. Section 559.72(9) 9) , provides as follows: 559.72 Prohibited Argument No.

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Troutman Sanders

JUNE 28, 2021

The new law limits a collection agency’s ability to collect on medical debt. The proposed amendments include changing the definition of medical debt, allowing medical debtors to initiate contact and make voluntary payments, and preventing certain written communications from being sent via certified mail.

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