I signed a 14 month lease with an MAA corporation apartment unit in Huntsville, Alabama from Feb 22 and I abandoned the lease in July 2022. This happened because they NEVER fixed my A/C unit and my apartment was usually 90 degrees for several months straight. I nearly died in there and was going out to my car to cool off. So I abandoned the lease because I couldn't live with it, especially since i work from home so am home all the time. MAA properties doesn't offer a favorable early lease termination plan.
In September 2022, they put the remainder of my lease in the sum of $6,000 on my credit report and the collector is Hunter Warfield, and interest is being added on monthly. They emailed me a debt validation letter, they don't have my new address.
What can I do? I already disputed it with TransUnion and Experian, but since they emailed me the validation letter can I even do anything?
Can I say I wasn't living there and I let someone else use my name to live in the apartment?
Would a better idea be to offer them $1000 a fraction of the debt?
I'm freaking out, as I'm assuming I can't rent another apartment nor get a mortgage till this is off my report.
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Deja Bryant
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2 months ago
Unfortunately, we do not provide help with that. Please reach out to free legal aid or your local bar association.
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Deja Bryant
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2 months ago
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Unfortunately, we do not provide help with that. Please reach out to free legal aid or your local bar association.
Kelly Bolton & Jonathan Rice
I signed a 14 month lease with an MAA corporation apartment unit in Huntsville, Alabama from Feb 22 and I abandoned the lease in July 2022. This happened because they NEVER fixed my A/C unit and my apartment was usually 90 degrees for several months straight. I nearly died in there and was going out to my car to cool off. So I abandoned the lease because I couldn't live with it, especially since i work from home so am home all the time. MAA properties doesn't offer a favorable early lease termination plan.
In September 2022, they put the remainder of my lease in the sum of $6,000 on my credit report and the collector is Hunter Warfield, and interest is being added on monthly. They emailed me a debt validation letter, they don't have my new address.
What can I do? I already disputed it with TransUnion and Experian, but since they emailed me the validation letter can I even do anything?
Can I say I wasn't living there and I let someone else use my name to live in the apartment?
Would a better idea be to offer them $1000 a fraction of the debt?
I'm freaking out, as I'm assuming I can't rent another apartment nor get a mortgage till this is off my report.
Unfortunately, we do not provide help with that. Please reach out to free legal aid or your local bar association.
Deja Bryant
Unfortunately, we do not provide help with that. Please reach out to free legal aid or your local bar association.
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