Assuming what is meant by "serve" is a summons of a civil suit, then yes that is perfectly legal. As with any such action the server cannot commit a breach of peace according to the laws of the muncipality in which the act is taken.
If the question refers to a collection agent coming to the debtor's private residence to contact them, that is allowable until/unless the debtor request the person to desist from the action or the property owner does not allow such.
Debt collectors are not allowed to enter your property without permission, so if they do so, they would be violating trespassing laws. However, they can visit your property to attempt to collect a debt as long as they do not enter your home without permission.
Debt collectors can indeed take settlement money from someone if they owe debt. These collectors may take from what they need to.
A debt is a debt. The credit card collectors can take you to court and get a judgment on you to pay what is due. They can have your wages garnished. This is the channels they will take first. If they do not get satisfied through garnishments they can go after your property. But this is rare.
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There are sites online that advertise their debt collection business. Some of these Debt Collectors are UK Debt Collection, Debt Recovery UK, Debt Collect and Debt Recovery Plus.
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can a debt collector come to your house to collect a debt
Debt Collectors - 2012 Debt Relief 1-2 was released on: USA: 1 June 2012
The best debt collectors in the world would be International Collection Agency - The Debt Recovery Solution. They are recovery solutions for business and consumers.
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There are specific laws in place to protect consumers from harassment from debt collectors. It is illegal for debt collectors to contact you at work if your employer does not allow this. Record all contact by debt collectors just in case you have to take them to court in the future. Also, I advise you to check online for laws in your state that protect you against harassment.
Yes, absolutely. Credit card debt is not different from other debts in general. If there is a mortgage on the property, the lenders lien of course has priority.