02-18-2014, 05:48 AM
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It's 42
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Originally Posted by Juicy D. Links
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You have the right not to answer the phone if there is no caller ID you recognize. (Easiest way to spot a phone solicitor or debt collector.)
You don't have to open your door to strangers.
You can't access many private workplaces without authorization -- trespassing is illegal apart from harassment claims.
On the other hand, a creditor has certain rights in the collection of a debt among them is lawful contact with a debtor.
In most cases they have always had these rights. My guess is they got sued for (over?)exercising their rights so their lawyers added exculpatory language in the TOS contract.
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