Consumer complaint received 10/27/2016 about Debt collection (Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)) with I.Q. DATA INTERNATIONAL, INC. (GA).
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt is not mine

Complaint: In XXXX XXXX I signed a lease agreement with XXXX in XXXX GA. My lease agreement contract XXXX was set to expire XXXX XXXX, XXXX. In XXXX of XXXX I informed XXXX that I would not be renewing my lease. I found a new apartment community, The XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX in XXXX XXXX GA and began the application process. XXXX aspect of the application approval process involves verifying current and past landlords. XXXX faxed a landlord verification request form to XXXX. XXXX completed the form, noting that I was a " Great Resident! '' and faxed it back to XXXX. Upon receipt of the form from XXXX by XXXX, I was approved for the new apartment. I signed a new lease contract for XXXX XXXX on XXXX XXXX, XXXX. The second week of XXXX XXXX I went to the leasing office at The Domain to schedule an appointment date for an agent to do a walk though of my unit as the end of my lease XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX ) was approaching. It was THEN that I was informed that my lease did not expire until XXXX XXXX, XXXX and that the lease that I had signed actually had the wrong date. I told The Domain that I had already signed a new lease agreement with The XXXX and could not rescind it. A leasing agent presented me with the lease that I had previously signed with the XXXX XXXX, XXXX end date and also a new lease with the " corrected '' XXXX XXXX, XXXX date. The leasing agent for the XXXX then TOLD ME that she needed me to sign the new agreement with the " correct '' dates. I refused as I had already signed a new lease agreement with a new apartment community XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, collected the keys, paid a deposit and prorated rent. Two years later there is a debt on my credit report I am assuming for the additional two months that was on the other lease agreement that I did not sign. The collection agency for XXXX at XXXX XXXX is IQ Data International. I have disputed this with IQ Data. I have disputed with the credit bureaus as well- XXXX to no avail. 

Had XXXX informed me of THEIR ERROR prior to me signing a new lease agreement with XXXX I would have gladly waited the additional two months and signed the lease with the " correct dates '' with no problem. But such was not the case. I did everything that I was contractually obligated to do under my lease agreement with XXXX. I even stayed until the end of my lease agreement- the agreement that I had signed. 

I simply want the false debt for XXXX at XXXX and IQ Data International permanently REMOVED from all of my credit reports. This error is bound to hinder me with leasing in the future. This is grossly erroneous and unfair. 

I have a copy of my signed lease and I also have copies of the landlord verification request form that was completed by The Domain. I have called The Domain and they do not even have a record of me in their system let alone the documents to prove or justify this false debt. I called IQ Data International and they too have no verifiable information concerning this alleged debt. They are simply demanding that I pay or set up a payment arrangement with my checking account.

Company public response: Company believes complaint caused principally by actions of third party outside the control or direction of the company
Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief