If the court finds the
debt is legally enforceable, the
debt collection agency could garnish a portion of your wages, seize bank accounts or record liens
against your
real property, such as your house.
Other legal issues that caused major concerns for
property managers, according to the 2011 Institute of
Real Estate Management Legal Scan, include
debt collection suits, which increased 14 percent since the 2009 survey, and fair housing cases, which grew by 25 percent for racial discrimination and 60 percent for discrimination
against the disabled in that two - year period.