We checked the accounts of other people that live on the same road and we found several of them to have paid us shortly after our first notices were mailed We previously made a concession on the collection charge on a prior tax year for the same reason We are not going to make another concession
December 28, 2015Reference is hereby made to the complaint filed against us on December 27, 2015.The Taxes in question are year 2012, 2013, and County and Borough per capita Taxes which are levied and assessed, including our collection activities and costs of collection under the authority of the Local Tax Enabling Act, Act of December 31, 1965, PL 1257, Noand all current amendments.While the tax obligations we are collecting in this matter are debts, the courts have held they are not “consumer debts” that are “voluntarily incurred by the debtor” It is averred that we are governed by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), which we are not For reference see Pollice v National Tax Funding, L.P., F.3d 379, (3rd Cir2000), citing Staub vHarris, F.2d 275, (3rd Cir1980)On December 16, 2015, our Representative could not gain access to this person’s door as the main entry door was locked, so the notice was left on the outside door He had no idea there was a private entry The delivery of a delinquent tax notice is authorized by the Local Tax Enabling Act and the fact the notice was left on the main entry door is no different than the procedure followed by a constable or a utility company when no one is home.This person would like nothing better than for us to stop collecting the taxes that are owed In fact they returned our last notice and wrote on it “QUIT BRINGING THIS CRAP TO ME” This notice was the eighth notice that we mailed or delivered to their residence In order for us to stop our collection procedures they will either need to provide proof they paid year 2012, 2013, and County and Municipal per capita taxes or to pay the full amount currently due to this office.Sincerely yours,Paul A.Treasurer
[redacted] [redacted] I am rejecting this response because:either waive the additional $charge per account or provide a physical address so I may pay in person in full This is not an unreasonable request [redacted]
December
29, 2015We
are the delinquent Tax collector for the County and Borough. The delinquent tax collector has all the
powers of a regular tax collector.Again,
for the matter to be resolved, either provide proof they paid year 2012, 2013,
and County and Municipal per capita taxes or pay the full amount currently
due to this office.Sincerely
yours,Paul A., Treasurer
[To assist us in bringing this matter to a close, you must give us a reason why you are rejecting the response. If no reason is received your complaint will be closed Administratively Resolved]
Complaint: [redacted]
I am rejecting this response because:They claim they are acting just as a constable or utility company, the constable is a city/county official, GH Harris is not, they reference a utility company, which is an original creditor, they are not, they are a third party collection agency regardless of how much authority they think they have and the fines levied against them for past violations shows they have a propensity to violate the law regardless of how many cases they cite or how they have determined that they do not have to abide by the Fair Debt Collection Practice Act, they somehow feel that they are exempt and can collect in any manner they decide, they are going through a lot of effort for $100. Since this agency feels they have done nothing wrong I will now contact my attorney for further action.
Regards,
[redacted]
We checked the accounts of other people that live on the same road and we found several of them to have paid us shortly after our first notices were mailed. We previously made a concession on the collection charge on a prior tax year for the same reason. We are not going to make another concession.
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I am rejecting this response because:either waive the additional $7.00 charge per account or provide a physical address so I may pay in person in full. This is not an unreasonable request.
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These people had owed past due year 2014 taxes. After our second notice he called complaining that they never received the first notice. A few days later he called and paid after we took one of the second notice charges off her account. He called a total of five times. They had owed past due...
year 2015 taxes. After two notices her account was paid and after four notices his account was paid. He called on two different occasions. They now owe past due year 2016 taxes. After our second notices he called complaining they never received the first notice. We were not sarcastic, but we told him that we would not make any adjustments to their accounts. He then sent several emails requesting our physical address so he could come to our business to pay. He only wants to come to us to try and get us to drop the second notice charges. We told him he could pay by mail or at our web-site. There is no law that says we have to give out our physical address. For the past sixty years that we have been in business we requested payment through the mail. Only recently upon developing a web-site have we expanded to collecting by credit or debit card. There is no law saying we can’t mail multiple notices in the same envelope. He’s called twice so far and has sent several emails. Under the circumstances we will not make any adjustments to what they owe. Paul A[redacted]
[redacted]
December
28, 2015Reference
is hereby made to the complaint filed against us on December 27, 2015.The
Taxes in question are year 2012, 2013, and 2014 County and Borough per capita
Taxes which are levied and assessed, including our collection activities and
costs of collection under the authority...
of the Local Tax Enabling Act, Act of
December 31, 1965, PL 1257, No. 511 and all current amendments.While
the tax obligations we are collecting in this matter are debts, the courts have
held they are not “consumer debts” that are “voluntarily incurred by the
debtor”. It is averred that we are
governed by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), which we are
not. For reference see Pollice v.
National Tax Funding, L.P., 225 F.3d 379, 401 (3rd Cir. 2000),
citing Staub v. Harris, 626 F.2d 275, 278 (3rd Cir. 1980). On
December 16, 2015, our Representative could not gain access to this person’s
door as the main entry door was locked, so the notice was left on the outside
door. He had no idea there was a private
entry. The delivery of a delinquent tax
notice is authorized by the Local Tax Enabling Act and the fact the notice was
left on the main entry door is no different than the procedure followed by a
constable or a utility company when no one is home.This
person would like nothing better than for us to stop collecting the taxes that
are owed. In fact they returned our last
notice and wrote on it “QUIT BRINGING THIS CRAP TO ME”. This notice was the eighth notice that we
mailed or delivered to their residence. In
order for us to stop our collection procedures they will either need to provide
proof they paid year 2012, 2013, and 2014 County and Municipal per capita taxes
or to pay the full amount currently due to this office.Sincerely
yours,Paul A.Treasurer
We checked the accounts of other people that live on the same road and we found several of them to have paid us shortly after our first notices were mailed We previously made a concession on the collection charge on a prior tax year for the same reason We are not going to make another concession
December 28, 2015Reference is hereby made to the complaint filed against us on December 27, 2015.The Taxes in question are year 2012, 2013, and County and Borough per capita Taxes which are levied and assessed, including our collection activities and costs of collection under the authority of the Local Tax Enabling Act, Act of December 31, 1965, PL 1257, Noand all current amendments.While the tax obligations we are collecting in this matter are debts, the courts have held they are not “consumer debts” that are “voluntarily incurred by the debtor” It is averred that we are governed by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), which we are not For reference see Pollice v National Tax Funding, L.P., F.3d 379, (3rd Cir2000), citing Staub vHarris, F.2d 275, (3rd Cir1980)On December 16, 2015, our Representative could not gain access to this person’s door as the main entry door was locked, so the notice was left on the outside door He had no idea there was a private entry The delivery of a delinquent tax notice is authorized by the Local Tax Enabling Act and the fact the notice was left on the main entry door is no different than the procedure followed by a constable or a utility company when no one is home.This person would like nothing better than for us to stop collecting the taxes that are owed In fact they returned our last notice and wrote on it “QUIT BRINGING THIS CRAP TO ME” This notice was the eighth notice that we mailed or delivered to their residence In order for us to stop our collection procedures they will either need to provide proof they paid year 2012, 2013, and County and Municipal per capita taxes or to pay the full amount currently due to this office.Sincerely yours,Paul A.Treasurer
[redacted] [redacted] I am rejecting this response because:either waive the additional $charge per account or provide a physical address so I may pay in person in full This is not an unreasonable request [redacted]
December
29, 2015We
are the delinquent Tax collector for the County and Borough. The delinquent tax collector has all the
powers of a regular tax collector.Again,
for the matter to be resolved, either provide proof they paid year 2012, 2013,
and County and Municipal per capita taxes or pay the full amount currently
due to this office.Sincerely
yours,Paul A., Treasurer
[To assist us in bringing this matter to a close, you must give us a reason why you are rejecting the response. If no reason is received your complaint will be closed Administratively Resolved]
Complaint: [redacted]
I am rejecting this response because:They claim they are acting just as a constable or utility company, the constable is a city/county official, GH Harris is not, they reference a utility company, which is an original creditor, they are not, they are a third party collection agency regardless of how much authority they think they have and the fines levied against them for past violations shows they have a propensity to violate the law regardless of how many cases they cite or how they have determined that they do not have to abide by the Fair Debt Collection Practice Act, they somehow feel that they are exempt and can collect in any manner they decide, they are going through a lot of effort for $100. Since this agency feels they have done nothing wrong I will now contact my attorney for further action.
Regards,
[redacted]
We checked the accounts of other people that live on the same road and we found several of them to have paid us shortly after our first notices were mailed. We previously made a concession on the collection charge on a prior tax year for the same reason. We are not going to make another concession.
[redacted]
[redacted]
I am rejecting this response because:either waive the additional $7.00 charge per account or provide a physical address so I may pay in person in full. This is not an unreasonable request.
[redacted]
[redacted]
These people had owed past due year 2014 taxes. After our second notice he called complaining that they never received the first notice. A few days later he called and paid after we took one of the second notice charges off her account. He called a total of five times. They had owed past due...
year 2015 taxes. After two notices her account was paid and after four notices his account was paid. He called on two different occasions. They now owe past due year 2016 taxes. After our second notices he called complaining they never received the first notice. We were not sarcastic, but we told him that we would not make any adjustments to their accounts. He then sent several emails requesting our physical address so he could come to our business to pay. He only wants to come to us to try and get us to drop the second notice charges. We told him he could pay by mail or at our web-site. There is no law that says we have to give out our physical address. For the past sixty years that we have been in business we requested payment through the mail. Only recently upon developing a web-site have we expanded to collecting by credit or debit card. There is no law saying we can’t mail multiple notices in the same envelope. He’s called twice so far and has sent several emails. Under the circumstances we will not make any adjustments to what they owe. Paul A[redacted]
[redacted]
December
28, 2015Reference
is hereby made to the complaint filed against us on December 27, 2015.The
Taxes in question are year 2012, 2013, and 2014 County and Borough per capita
Taxes which are levied and assessed, including our collection activities and
costs of collection under the authority...
of the Local Tax Enabling Act, Act of
December 31, 1965, PL 1257, No. 511 and all current amendments.While
the tax obligations we are collecting in this matter are debts, the courts have
held they are not “consumer debts” that are “voluntarily incurred by the
debtor”. It is averred that we are
governed by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), which we are
not. For reference see Pollice v.
National Tax Funding, L.P., 225 F.3d 379, 401 (3rd Cir. 2000),
citing Staub v. Harris, 626 F.2d 275, 278 (3rd Cir. 1980). On
December 16, 2015, our Representative could not gain access to this person’s
door as the main entry door was locked, so the notice was left on the outside
door. He had no idea there was a private
entry. The delivery of a delinquent tax
notice is authorized by the Local Tax Enabling Act and the fact the notice was
left on the main entry door is no different than the procedure followed by a
constable or a utility company when no one is home.This
person would like nothing better than for us to stop collecting the taxes that
are owed. In fact they returned our last
notice and wrote on it “QUIT BRINGING THIS CRAP TO ME”. This notice was the eighth notice that we
mailed or delivered to their residence. In
order for us to stop our collection procedures they will either need to provide
proof they paid year 2012, 2013, and 2014 County and Municipal per capita taxes
or to pay the full amount currently due to this office.Sincerely
yours,Paul A.Treasurer