Fortunately, there are other ways that businesses can protect themselves against overly aggressive collection agencies. DCAs will call and contact debtors repeatedly, however, if they threaten the debtor, it may be in violation of state law. Along those same lines, if the debtor requests that the DCA call only at certain times or on a certain number, repeated or relentless calling can be considered harassment. Debtors could go as far as getting a restraining order against collection agencies to stem the relentless flow of calls. If you need help with business debt collection rights, you can post your legal need on UpCounsel’s marketplace. UpCounsel accepts only the top 5 percent of lawyers to its site. Lawyers on UpCounsel come from law schools such as Harvard Law and Yale Law and average 14 years of legal experience, including work with or on behalf of companies like Google, Menlo Ventures, and Airbnb.
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