Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Florida
credit bureaus
if a credit bureau sells an account to a collection agcy and you make a to the
collection agcy does the account become active for another 7 yrs.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: credit bureaus
If you make a payment on an old account the effect is that the statute of limitations starts over. If the original s/l was 4 yrs, then the 4 yr term starts anew.
Re: credit bureaus
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The debt remains due and owing until it is paid. Any payment on an account will reset a statute of limitations, if any, on the account.
Scott R. Jay, Esq.