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FindACase™ | Reichenbach v. Hayes, Johnson & Conley, PLLC
Reichenbach v. Hayes, Johnson & Conley, PLLC
SETH A. REICHENBACH AND BRYAN C. REICHENBACH, Plaintiffs,
Presently before me is the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (See Doc. 7) filed by the Defendants, Hayes, Johnson & Conley, PLLC and Joel D. Johnson (collectively, “the Defendants”). The Plaintiffs, Seth A. Reichenbach and Bryan C. Reichenbach (collectively, “the Plaintiffs”) allege that the Defendants filed an action against them in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq. (See Doc. 1). Because the Plaintiffs state a claim for relief that the Defendants have violated §§ 1692f(1), 1692e(2)(A), & 1692e(10) by demanding unincurred attorneys’ fees and unauthorized late fees in their debt collection action, but have not sufficiently alleged a claim under § 1692i(a)(2) for improper venue, the Defendants' Motion to Dismiss will be granted in part and denied in part.
The Plaintiffs are brothers who reside in Florida. (Id. at 1). They own a time-share interval, specifically Interval No. 30 of Unit RV46 of Phase IIIB, Area I, River Village, Stage I of the Shawnee Village Planned Residential Development (“Development”) in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. (Id. at 12). The Defendants consist of a law firm, Hayes, Johnson & Conley and an attorney for the firm, Joel D. Johnson that represent the River Village Phase IIIB Owners Association (“Timeshare Association”). (See Id. at 3).
On October 9, 2018, the Defendants brought a debt collection action against the Plaintiffs in Monroe County to recover $2,764.97 in connection with a consumer debt owed to the Timeshare Association (“the Underlying Complaint”). (See Id. at 7-10). In the Underlying Action, the Defendants requested $1,764.97 in unpaid association fees and late fees, and $1,000.00 in reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. (Id. at 10). Pursuant to the Declaration of Protective Covenants, Mutual Ownership and Easements, dated March 6, 1980 (“Declaration of Protective Covenants”), each owner of a time-share interval in the Development owes the Timeshare Association fees for his proportionate share of the common expenses estimated for the following fiscal year. (Doc. 7-5 at 27).
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Along with their briefs, the Plaintiffs have attached to their Complaint, the Underlying Complaint and their Deed to their time-share interval. (See Doc. 1). The Defendants also attached these documents to their Motion to Dismiss, in addition to the Declaration of Protective Covenants. (See Doc. 7-5). As a court deciding a motion to dismiss may consider undisputably authentic documents the parties submit, the aforementioned documents will form part of the record for resolution of the motion to dismiss. The Plaintiffs allege the Defendants breached the FDCPA by (1) filing a lawsuit in a district where the Plaintiffs do not reside in violation of § 1692i(a)(2), (2) misrepresenting the amount of debt owed to the Timeshare Association by including $1,000.00 of unincurred attorney’s fees in violation of §§ 1692e(2)(A) & 1692e(10), (3) demanding $1,000.00 in unincurred attorney’s fees, not authorized by law or the Declaration of Protective Covenants, in violation of § 1692f(1), and (4) demanding a judgment amount that included unauthorized late fees in violation of §§ 1692f(1), 1692e(2)(A), & 1692e(10). (Doc. 1 at 4-5). The Defendants move to dismiss ...