I recieved a summons last week and court date is in two weeks. What should i do? Should I find an attorney(which I can not afford) or should I try to contact the their attorney and try to work out a payment plan on my own? The person that served me the summons said that 9 times out of 10 they will work with you with payment plans,what should i do? I have never been sued and I am scared. please any advice is appreciated
2007-07-29 03:48:12 · 6 answers · asked by caffinequeen65 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
yes i do owe the amount they said. reason for not paying bill,loss of income at time and illness. live week to week.
2007-07-29 03:49:42 · update #1
do i contact their attorney or the sewer company to try to set up payment arrangements. if i do this will i still have to show up in court?
2007-07-29 04:46:20 · update #2
YES, YES contact them. It is better for them to get a small payment from you weekly or monthly than to get a judgement, where they will get little or nothing.
Tell them your whole situation, and tell them you want to pay you just need an extended payment cycle.
2007-07-29 03:53:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best thing to do is contact their collection department and work out a payment plan and make sure you read and understand the Fair Debts Collection Act. some collection departments try to bully you and threaten you which is illegal and can result in fines and law suits.
Then if they try to sue you in court you can inform the judge that you have tried to make all necessary arrangements for payment but they refused.
You will still have to pay them but 9 out of 10 times you will get the arrangements you are asking for.
2007-07-29 10:56:54 · answer #2 · answered by bulletbob36 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sewer company or sewer authority will work out a series of payments for you. In the interim, they may file a "municipal claim" lien against your property to assure themselves that they will be paid before you refinance your property, sell it, etc.
2007-07-29 11:43:56 · answer #3 · answered by Mark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, a sewer suer, aye ?
2007-07-29 11:41:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes call them they will work with you it's in their best interest, and you don't want a judgment against you on your record.
2007-07-29 10:57:55 · answer #5 · answered by jsyco1558 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tell em.... just be honest... and dont take no SHlT from them... lol get it... sewer company... woooo
2007-07-29 10:54:26 · answer #6 · answered by JohnMarco 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋