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MCL - Act 70 of 1981. AN ACT to regulate the collection practices of certain persons; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state agencies; and to provide penalties and civil fines.

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The FDCPA covers the collection of personal, family, or household debts, but it does not relate to debts incurred through ownership or operation of a business. 2. Debt Collectors and their Contact with Consumers: A debt collector may not call you before 8 am or after 9 pm, unless you permit them to do so.

Both the FCCPA and the FDCPA provide for the same or similar elements of damages for a violation of the statute. Specifically, a successful plaintiff is entitled to recover: 1) actual damages; 2) statutory damages up to $1,000.00; and 3) attorneys' fees and costs.

For example, under the FDCPA, a collector can't contact you at an unusual or inconvenient time or place, threaten to harm you, use obscene language, or call you repeatedly with the intent to annoy or harass you. It also provides people with certain rights and remedies against those who violate the law's provisions.

Validating the Debt Within 5 days of being contacted by a debt collector, the collector must provide a written notice with information about the debt. The debt collector may instead include this information in the initial communication.

Ing to Michigan law, your creditor has up to 6 years (from the date of your last payment) to collect on a debt, including obtaining a judgment on the debt. By getting a judgment, your creditor can pursue collections (likely a garnishment) almost indefinitely as long as they renew the judgment every 10 years.

DEBT COLLECTORS CANNOT: contact you at unreasonable places or times (such as before AM or after PM local time); use or threaten to use violence or criminal means to harm you, your reputation or your property; use obscene or profane language;

Debt collectors cannot harass or abuse you. They cannot swear, threaten to illegally harm you or your property, threaten you with illegal actions, or falsely threaten you with actions they do not intend to take. They also cannot make repeated calls over a short period to annoy or harass you.