Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Ohio
If you receive a notification from a debt collector but never got a notification from the business filing the claim. Am I forced to still pay it?
Asked on 3/01/13, 12:18 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Eric Willison
Eric Eastman Willison
In Ohio, there is nothing that requires that the person or company you owe the money to first try to contact you before calling in a debt collector. It doesn't make any economic sense for them not to try to collect it themselves first, but who knows what is going through their heads.
Answered on 3/01/13, 12:32 pm
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