Legal Question in Consumer Law in Rhode Island
harassment
i keep getting phone calls from a law office/collection office for a person that lives in the same apartment building i do i've talked to them several times and explained i am not the person they are looking for they told me that the person in question gave them the phone number i talked with that person told her the problem she assured me that she did not know my number therefore could'nt give it out and said she would take care of the problem which she did'nt i did'nt know what to do so i changed my phone number which helped for about two weeks now the law office is calling back more often and at all times day night saturday sunday it cost me money to change my number i know the girl in question could have gotten my number but a law office could get it a kot easier what can i do i want someone to pay for my number change a all the aggrevation i've gone thru just becuase i live in the same building as a low life and a law office that is just as bad thak you
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: harassment
A federal law called the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act governs debt collectors, and regulates what they may and may not do to collect a debt.
One of the best ways to stop such calls is to send a written notice to the collector by regular AND certified mail, keeping a copy for your records, and specifically stating that pursuant to the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you request the collector not contact you any more by telephone (specify the phone number) or in any other manner.
You might recite briefly, as well, the pertinent facts, including that you already had to change your telephone number once, and that if the harrassment does not stop you may take legal action.
That should do it, but if not feel free to give me a call or send an email and we can discuss other options.
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