Myself and husband had a judgement placed on us for breaking a lease agreement. I don't agree with this but the landlord stated due to breaking the lease he was making us pay the remainder of the contract,his traveling fees etc. He sent me an email stating he was sueing for $3300. Later my employer receives paperwork stating close to $8000, however my social security number was wrong on the paperwork and they still took my money. Anyway the bill was paid in full by me, but it shows on public records that myself and husband has been paying the bill(so he received credit for something he didn't pay). Public records show I haven't paid anything, but I have. How could this bill jump from $3000 to $8000. On top of that the sheriff was serving the paperwork at my job,however the main office is located in another small city, and the sheriff stated he would be out of jurisdiction if serve at the main office, so how could my funds be taken if he's out of jurisdiction, and the social security number was inaccurate?

Where are you? What Country or State?

The dollar amount can climb very quickly when interest and legal fees are added on.

It doesn't matter who serves the paper as long as it's served - UNLESS the law requires that a Sheriff serve it. He may be moonlighting, it might be some other situation. As long as it's served by an adult on an adult (with few exceptions) it's legal service.

You say the bill was paid in full by you. If your credit report is incorrect, write a letter stating the facts and correct it.

You could argue the SS number BUT if that person is you, it's still good service. If you are the person described, that's where you work, the judgment is against you, it's legal service.

I'm confused by the fact that you say it's paid yet you were served. Do I have the timeline wrong?

I am in Minnesota. The debt was for leaving a home after the lease was up, however the landlord sued(myself/husband) stating we broke the lease. At any rate, the paperwork was served at my place of employment and given to my payroll department. Oftentimes when the paperwork was served it was given to my staff as the judgement was for Hennepin County, and the main office for my job was in Ramsey Cty,so the sheriff could not serve the paperwork in Ramsey Cty, because it was out of their jurisdiction. My employer went through great lengths to have the sheriff fax them the paperwork. I was aware if the paperwork is not served every 70 days the garnishment was suppose to stop until they were re served. This didn't happen my employer continued to take my funds even after the expiration. This bill was paid through garnishment of my funds although my husband should have been getting garnished also. I let the bureaus know the debt has been satisfied but it still shows I owe.

You have to write the credit bureaus and provide whatever proof you have that the debt is paid. Sometimes you have to just keep telling them until someone corrects the records.

If it was a joint debt the creditor could legally collect all from either one of you - or part from one and part from the other. Maybe you were just easier to find - ?

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Originally Posted by Aerie

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Check the court's file (ask the clerk of court to let you examine the file). The computation should be in there.