Legal Opinion
Piper v. Portnoff Law Associates, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 31, 2005No. 03-4399PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
STAPLETON, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents the certified question of whether the requirements of the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq. (“FDCPA”), apply to the defendants’ efforts to collect municipal water obligations of the plaintiff, Bridget Piper. We hold that they do.
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Until 2002, the City of Bethlehem (“City”) contractually retained- the private law firm of Portnoff Law Associates, Ltd. (“PLA”) to collect payment for overdue water and sewer obligations. The City notified PLA of delinquent water and sewer assessments, and PLA then…
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