Re: Bad checks - Landlord Forum thread

Re: Bad checks by OK-LL on April 27, 2012 @15:09

Call or visit the bank(s) the check(s) are written on one last time to see if they will clear--do not deposit these bad checks to your account if you will be charged a fee when they are returned NSF! If they will not cash or the banks are not local for you to visit, call your local District Attorney's office to see if they have a bad check collection process, and ask whether you need to deposit the check so it returns NSF in order to make use of the DAs process. In my county, I can submit the bad checks, along with a form provided by the DA, to the DA's office and the DA will contact the perp to see if he's willing to enter into a payment plan with the DA. If so, I get payments until the bad check and any associated fees are PIF; if no, the DA will file criminal charges (misdemeanor or felony, depending on the amount of the check) against the perp. At that point, you can check your local victim's compensation fund or you can write off the bad debt for IRS purposes. And next time, don't wait so long -- checks typically aren't good after 180 days or thereabouts. Good luck.

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OK-LL by Agni (Pa) on April 27, 2012 @15:26	[ Reply ]

Are you from PA?Thank you so much! I will go check at Monday what i can do in DA office!

Re: OK-LL by OK-LL on April 27, 2012 @15:34	[ Reply ]

No, I'm from Oklahoma (OK), but this is probably M/L universal around the country.

Re: OK-LL by OK-LL on April 27, 2012 @15:35	[ Reply ]

If your DA has a website, check that. In my area, the forms are available from the DA's office on-line.

Re: OK-LL by Agni (Pa) on April 27, 2012 @15:59	[ Reply ]

i just called them...even i got them in January the date states Sept and it is to late, it must be before 180 days pass...He exactly new what he was doing...They advised me to sue him in Civil court...but i already won a case, i was just hoping after reading your answer, that they will push him to pay faster...He is self employer...i have no idea how i recover those money...