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Who Pays Attorney Fees in a Florida FDCPA Case?
By Michael A. Ziegler, Esq., Ziegler Diamond Law You think hiring a lawyer to go after a debt collector is going to cost you money. So you don’t do it. You let them call. You let them lie about what they can take from you. You take the hit because you can’t afford to fight back. That’s the single most expensive thing most Floridians believe — and it’s wrong. Under Florida Statutes Section 559.77 and the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the violator pays your attorney’s fees and costs on top of whatever you recover. Not from your pot.… Read More