Consumer complaint received 2025-01-28 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action — Seized or attempted to seize your property
Company: The Lueder Law Firm, LLC
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
I had a legal settlement of and issue on my account. And due to XXXX I will not say what that matter was. But we legally settled that amount in my face in XX/XX/XXXX. And didn't remove it until XX/XX/XXXX and charged me interest on this {$1900.00} charge for years. After I had them remove the {$1900.00} from my account they refused to remove the interest from my account from the {$1900.00}. The new management company took over and nobody couldn't pay on the portal for 2 or 3 months. They then place my account at some point in collections where I was denied access to the portal and either had to pay with credit card at a 3 % fee or pay in person at the office which is 40 miles from my home. Keep on mind I was current before the new management took over. The collection fee added was about {$300.00}, and admin fee were about {$230.00}. I spoke with a agent to resolve my issue over the summer. We came to an agreement because I told her I wasn't paying by credit card and I'll pay in person. I had jury duty so I couldn't pay in person. We did agree when I get a day off of jury duty I 'll drive up there and pay. Then she said I can contact my HOA board about my fees since they were not from me being behind on dues. But rather the settlement amount which were illegally placed in my account why it should had never been there in the first place. I went to the HOA attorney office to pay all my fees I didn't pay due to me being in collections as we tried to work though our situation. I paid {$1100.00} my back dues which we agreed upon and left the fees and some undisputed past dues on the account. The payment date was XX/XX/XXXX. At this point I'm attempting to contact the board. The HOA attorney office never applied my payment to my account which I have my dated receipt to prove. She left me a voicemail on XX/XX/XXXX saying why did I never show up to pay. I was still in jury duty so I didn't get the call or voicemail that day. The Next day the places a lien on my home and a foreclosure letter for {$530.00} and added an additional {$300.00} for a lien plus those undisputed dues. In Georgia under state law 44-3-232 the HOA can NOT foreclose on your home under {$2000.00}. All because they made 2 errors on my account. The total amount with the added {$300.00} is {$830.00} and I have a foreclosures lawsuit against me. We already know they're going to add legal fees. As of today I emailed them for my total amount and she said she doesn't know how much. Today is XX/XX/XXXX. Add my {$300.00} dues I didn't pay in XXXX XXXX and XXXX. My HOA board members won't assist they denied my legal rights of hearings as a community tenant for the {$1900.00}. That's why I took them to court for that amount. I asked for their email address on their XXXX page they denied my post which would been fine if they reached out to me. I retained the emails, voicemail, all my receipts. There is no help outside of court for these rogue HOA 's After they realize when I mail them the email of my XX/XX/XXXX receipt. Once they started litigation against my. They completely stopped with us trying to resolve this issue as a community. This is completely absurd

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation