Keith D. Weiner & Associates Co., L.P.A. Debt Collection Complaint

Keith D. Weiner & Associates Co., L.P.A. Debt collection department,

Taking/threatening an illegal action Seized/Attempted to seize property South Carolina

I leased a car in 2008 from -. I lost my job and was unable to make payments and returned the vehicle. The law firm of Kieth Weiner and Associates in - Ohio began trying to collect on the reminder of the debt. I paid approximately $5700.00 towards this debt to their firm. I still owed an additional $2700.00. A lien was put on my bank account in this amount leaving me $450.00 to take care of my financial obligations. In the state of Ohio $420.00 is protected in consumer accounts in these situations. I am however a legal resident of South Carolina and have been for almost a year. South Carolina residents are guaranteed $5000.00 in protection. I informed The Keith Weiner Law firm of this several times and they refused to release my funds. They told me their attorney said that they could take the money but that they were willing to settle. I knew that they would have kept the entire amount if they were legally able however with all of my money in their hands my only option was to settle or borrow money to hire attorneys to fight them. I had children to feed and they knew it. This was a case of lies, extortion, and blatant disregard of the law. I settled for $1200.00 but did not sign anything. My bank charged $100.00 in legal fees.