Landlord Extortion

This is how this issue ended;

Eagle's Crest decided to turn my case over to a bill collector. I proved to them that I did not owe them a thing. They decided to not accept my proof. I called the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office. The bill collector put a "Ding" on my credit report causing it to hurt my credit.

So I told Eagle's Crest and the Attorney General's Office that I am ready to sue the bill collector and Eagle's Crest for fraud and extortion and asked the Attorney General for a lawyer that handles such cases. The Attorney General's Office refused but said that they would talk to the bill collector. The bill collector took the "Ding" off my credit report and both the bill collector and the landlord dismissed their claim.

The Pennsylvania Attorney General asked if I was satisfied and I said yes! I understand that the office manager at Eagle's Crest was fired for unrelated issues. That was also OK with me.....  

 I was talking to a woman from Maryland, just outside Washington DC about a landlord problem that she had about 6 month ago. When she moved, her landlord said that she owed money due to breaking the lease. They hired a Debt Collector to make her pay the debt. The problem is that the woman knew that she followed the letter of her agreement. She refused to pay the extortion money.  The debt collector never carried out the threat to sue the lady.

 

1008 Eaglecrest Court
Harrisburg, PA 17109

Leasing Phone: 717-652-1444
Maintenance Phone: 717-652-1444
Fax: 717-671-8861

As I said before, when I moved from Eagle Crest in Lower Paxton, Pa. Management claimed that I owed them about $2,200 for breaking the lease because I moved 3 months before the lease was up.  The lease clearly said that I only had to give them 60 days notice because I lived in my apartment for 3 years.  By the way, that is also Pennsylvania State law.  They sent a Bill Collector after me. They threaten to sue me and destroy my credit.

 

I told him to go ahead and sue. I also gave them the name, address, and phone number of the magistrate that should hear the case according to the contract. I never heard anymore from this debt collector. The reason, Debt collectors work on a case with the idea of getting a percentage of the collection. I let them know that;

• I was not paying

• They had no case according to the contract that I signed

• They sue me and I will counter sue for harassment and extortion.

 

Now Eagle Crest hired another Debt Collector that is using more threatening language toward me. They called me and told me what they were going to do to me then ask me if I was going to pay the debt. I said "no" and gave them the same speech I gave the other  collector. The man told me off and hung up on me.

 

I have a BS degree with 15 college credits in contract law. My daughter's BS degree is in Criminal Justice. Most people do not have this type of education. Many people would get scared and pay this money.  Most bill collectors and landlords know this. Even if they only get 10% (100% totaling $1 Million) of the people paying this extortion money, they will make $100,000 just on illegally extorting of money out of innocent people.

 

 No, the police will not interfere because it is not a criminal matter. It is a civil matter.  Your State Attorney General should be interest in this type of crime but they have other problems to worry about. Your NAACP is more worried about going on corporate paid vacations then helping the poor and disadvantaged.

In fact, this is a crime committed against the poor and uneducated. That is the Blacks, Hispanics, and poor Whites.  They have few friends in State and Federal governments.  That means that this is a crime with the odds in favor of the criminal landlord.

 

What can you do if this happens to you?

 

First , read and understand your Renter's Contract. If you do not understand it, find someone such as a lawyer that can explain it to you.

 

Second, Know your terms for leaving your apartment such as how much time you have to give the landlord to move. Know the terms of how to get your security deposit money back. I did not trust my landlord so I subtracted this money from the last month's rent.  That way, they could not keep my security deposit.      

 

Third, keep your agreement in a safe place and follow it to the letter. Keep all correspondence with your landlord.

 

Four, Give the landlord a letter telling them that you are moving with the date of the move in the letter. Make sure that the move is at least 10 days greater than the day that the contract requires you to give then. If you have problems with the landlord such as problems with leaving, tell them that they can take you to court and leave it at that.  

 

Five, if the landlord or debt collector confronts you about your move, tell them to take you to the magistrate indicated in the agreement.

 

Six, if they are stupid enough to take you to court, be on time with your collected information. Show it to the magistrate and that should be the end of the problem. If you like and I will if they are crazy enough to take me to court, counter sue for damages.

 

Remember, the law is 90% possession. If you have the money, make sure that the landlord is right before you give it up. Don't make the mistake thinking that the landlord or bill collector is the authority and you do what they tell you.  You could be the target of a corporate extortion plot!