Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Florida

Re: 12 year old utility bill

"Writing it off" is an accounting term. It does not mean you are absolved of the debt.

Re: 12 year old utility bill

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Writing off a debt is an internal accounting term used by businesses so that they do not have to carry the debt on their books. It does not mean it was forgiven. Your responsibility to pay does not cease when a debt is written off.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.