Credit Reports

Yes, an unlawful detainer judgment can negatively impact your credit score. It may appear on your credit report as a negative item, leading to a decrease in your credit score and potentially affecting your ability to secure future loans or rental accommodations.

Seven years. However some types of judgments are renewable and can remain on a report indefinitely. The length of time a judgment may show on your credit report is established by the Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 USC 1681c, 605(a)(2). It reads "...Information excluded from consumer reports...civil judgments...that from date of entry, antedate the report by more than seven years or until the governing statute of limitations has expired..." So, any judgment would be displayed for 7 years from the date of entry (filing), regardless of the state it was filed in. The time period a judgment is valid is determined by state law. In Washington that time period is 10 years. After 7 years from date of filing the judgment would no longer show on your credit report, but other actions allowable by law: placing a lien on real property, wage garnishment and seizure of bank accounts would still be possible. Washington state also allows judgments to be renewed. Should a plaintiff choose to do so, any unpaid judgment could be renewed for another 10 year period. The renewal, being a new filing, would cause another listing on your credit report, which would appear for 7 years from the new date of entry.

Yes, a collection agency that has purchased your debt can sue you for the outstanding balance, even if it has been three years since they acquired the debt. However, the statute of limitations for debt collection in Arizona is 6 years, so they have up to 6 years to take legal action against you. It is important to seek legal advice and understand your rights in this situation.

A satisfied judgment can typically stay on your credit report for seven years from the date it was filed. Even after it is satisfied, it may still appear on your credit report for the full seven-year period, but with a notation stating that it has been paid.

The statute of limitations on reporting chapter 7 bankruptcies for 10 years has been in place for many years prior to the Fair Credit Reporting Act being amended in 2003. A chapter 7 bankruptcy can be shown on your credit for 10 years from its date of discharge.

Wow! I am afraid that would take a considerable length of time to impart all that info. In general original creditors do not have to follow the FDCPA when pursuing collections (but they usually do).All other collection agencies do have to adhere to the FDCPA. Only attorneys can initiate lawsuits. Federal BK statutes apply in Arizona, but there are state exemptions which can also be used (simplified explanation). The SOL is 3 years on credit card debt. You may want to consult www.azleg.state.az.us for more info. Or email me if I can be of any further help.

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Satisfied judgments do not get removed from a consumer's credit report until 7 years from the date they were filed. You might get lucky and the judgment be shielded from view 7 years after the original legal action was filed (once the satisfaction shows).

It is possible, and legal, for the satisfaction to show for 7 full years from it's filing date (which may be different from the judgment filing date).

I don't know if the laws are the same everywhere, but we had to get a judgment against someone and had a lien placed on his house. We were told that if we went back to court before the 7 years were up we could get another judgment against him and keep the lien in place. He's had a lien on his home for over 10 years now -- and until he pays his debt or the law changes we'll keep going back to court. Of course, he owes us a LOT of money.

A judgment has to be renewed by the plaintiff at set intervals, determined by law. You can find the SOL relative to judgments for your state, and if the statute has expired, contact the court to see if the judgment has been renewed by the plaintiff. If not, they can't collect.

No, a civil judgment item on a credit report typically remains on record for seven years. Once this period has elapsed, the entry is usually removed, and the judgment is considered satisfied. After the seven-year mark, it's unlikely that the judgment can be reopened for deposition solely due to its presence on the credit report.

This answer depends on the procedures of the courts in your state. Generally, a judgment will be reported on your credit rating a will be a negative mark against. Instead, you can have a stipulation for settlement that keeps the case open and then the case is dismissed when the settlement has been fully paid.

I am not familiar with Texas law. The federal statute of limitations is 7 years from the date the judgment was rendered, unless there is a state law that superceeds this statute. Then it would be "whichever is longer".

Anyone can file suit against you, and if they win the case, get a judgment awarded in their favor. The credit bureaus monitor public records looking for legal items of a financial nature that can be reported on consumer's credit. Most often, this is done by outside vendors, who collect this information and transfer, or sell it to the bureaus.

Plaintiff's do not enter a judgment on the defendant/debtor's credit report.

Private agencies research court records and report civil lawsuit judgments that have been entered against a debtor to the credit bureaus.

I believe credit accounts are not removied from your credit report unless they are not your accounts (fraud) to being with. The credit bureaus should be able to notate that the account has been suspended, cleared, or paid in full with regards to that account. You can also place a message of your own in your credit report that anyone can see when they pull your credit. Also, accounts are not deleted from your credit report until they run their course. It can be 7-10 years depending upon what type of collection account it is.

The length of time items are displayed on a consumers' credit report is established by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, a federal law. It says at 1681c, Sec. 605 that judgments are excluded from credit reports when they are seven years from their date of entry "...or until the governing statute of limitations has expired, whichever is the longer period."

Depends on how it was filed, but the judgment itself is valid a minimum of 5 years once it is awarded. Details can be found at http://www.sunbiz.org/corpweb/inquiry/jlien_how_to.html

The length of time a judgment may show on your credit report is established by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, a federal law.

FCRA 15 USC 1681c, Sec. 605, reads:

"(a) Information excluded from consumer reports...(2) civil judgments...that from date of entry, antedate the report by more than seven years or until the governing statute of limiations has expired, whichever is the longer period."

Certain states allow a judgment to be renewed. In Florida, a judgment is valid for 20 yeas, but must be re-recorded after the first 10 years. The re-recording could possibly trigger the judgment to appear on a consumers credit report.

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You can check your credit score for free on websites like Credit Karma, Credit Sesame, or through your bank or credit card issuer. Keep in mind that these scores may not be the exact same as the scores used by lenders, but they can give you a good idea of where you stand.

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