Los Banos, CA – 26 August 2020 – A Repo Agencies attempt to repossess a car from a Los Banos woman in May has resulted in a pandemic related lawsuit.
According to a lawsuit filed in the Merced County Court, Jennifer Mata claims that two men from Four Star Recovery entered her property illegally on May 22 to repossess her car for alleged payment default.
Mata claims that the men were not wearing protective masks or gloves. As a result, Mata says she had to pay extra money to have the car sanitized due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mata also says the men entered her property through a locked gate and fence. She heard a noise and went outside her house to see what was happening.
According to the court documents, the men demanded she turn over her car keys. She refused and asked them how they got into her property. They claimed her gate was open which Mata says is not true.
Under state law, repossession agents cannot “breach the peace” to retrieve a vehicle, such as entering fenced-in areas or closed garages.
Mata said she contacted the police department and when officers arrived, they told the men they had to leave the property without her vehicle.
Lawsuit Claims Repo Agents Not Wearing Masks and Gloves was an FDCPA Violation – Lawsuit Claims Repo Agents Not Wearing Masks and Gloves was an FDCPA Violation – Lawsuit Claims Repo Agents Not Wearing Masks and Gloves was an FDCPA Violation
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