The Philadelphia Government and Resource List
(thanks in part to Michael Coard)
Telephone Harassment By Bill Collectors-
Follow these four steps and you can stop the harassment immediately:
A. Answer the phone and get the bill collector’s personal name, the bill collector’s company name, the bill collector’s company phone number, the bill collector’s company address, and the account number for the debt you owe. After you get that information, say the following to the bill collector: “I demand that you, your company, and anyone connected directly or indirectly with you or your company immediately stop all attempts to reach me at any telephone number.” (Once you say that, do not argue with the bill collector. Instead, just quickly hang up the phone.)
B. Write a letter to that bill collector stating the following:
I demand that you, your company, and anyone connected directly or indirectly with you or your company immediately stop all attempts to reach me at any telephone number. (Make sure you keep two copies of that letter, and send the original by certified, return-receipt postage so that you can get the green U. S. postal card back in order to have proof that the company actually received your letter.)
C. Call the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Agency
at (215)560-2414, and tell the agency that you want to file a complaint
against the bill collector’s company. The agency will mail a complaint
form to you. When you receive that form, write all of the information
you have regarding the dates and times that the bill collector’s company
called you and regarding what was said to you or on your voice
mail/answering machine during each of those calls. Attach a copy of
your letter to that form. (Make sure you keep a copy of that form.)
D. If the bill collector’s company calls you after it has received your
certified, return-receipt letter, make sure you document each call by
using your voice mail/answering machine and/or your caller I.D. If you
do not have a voice mail/answering machine, make sure you write the
date and time of those calls. Report all of this to the Attorney General’s
Office, and the bill collector’s company might be ordered to pay you!
- Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Agency (215)560-2414
If you are a consumer (which means that you paid for a product or some service) and you did not get what you paid for, you can call the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Agency to seek a refund of your money.
- Legal Assistance for the Indigent
(This is for certain persons who cannot afford to pay legal fees.)
Civil Cases- Philadelphia Volunteers For The Indigent (215)523-9550
Civil Cases- Community Legal Services (215)981-3700
Criminal Cases- Defender Association (215)568-3190
- Unemployment Compensation (215)557-0848
- Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (215)560-2496
This is for racial, religious, or sexual discrimination cases (including employment matters).
- Medicare (800)MEDICARE
- Predatory Lending (215)324-5000
- Senior Law Center (215)988-1244
- Education Law Center (215)238-6970
- Disabilities Law Center (215)238-8070
- Identification Theft Center (858)693-7935
- Parking Tickets Resolution
Legal Help- www.parkingticket.com
Administrative Help- Frank DeAngelis (215)683-9614
- Banking Complaints (800)PABANKS
14. Civil Rights Assistance (Including Police Brutality)
ACLU (215)592-1513
Police Advisory Commission (215)686-3991
Police Internal Affairs (215)685-5010
15. Mayor’s Action Center (215)686-3000
16. Telemarketer’s “Do Not Call Lists”
Pennsylvania (888)777-3406
National (888)382-1222
17. Telemarketers “Stop List”
Direct Marketing Association, P.O. Box 9014
Farmingdale, NY 11735-9014
- Junk Mail “Stop List”
Direct Marketing Association, P.O. Box 9008
Farmingdale, NY 11735-9008
- The Charles W. Bowser Lawyer Referral Service, (215)790-2170
20. General Information Law Office of Michael Coard (215)552-8714
21. Tariq Karim El-Shabazz, El-Shabazz & Harris LLC, 100 S. Broad St., Suite 1525, Philadelphia, PA 19110, Phone: (215) 731-0301
PPA PHONE No. and Email Address
Vincent J.Fenerty
215-683-9725
VFenerty@philapark.org
Ciglar, Carl
Deputy Executive Director
On-Street Parking
Phone Numbers
Office: 215-683-9727
Fax: 215-683-9693
Email Addresses
CCiglar@philapark.org
Frank DeAngelis
Public Advocate
215-683-9614
FDeAngelis@philapark.org
Richard Dickson
215-683-9724
RDickson@philapark.org
Edward Thornton
215-683-9755
EThorton@philapark.org
Miller, Linda
Senior Director
Facilities & Public Affairs
Phone Numbers Office: 215-683-9675
Email Addresses
LMiller@philapark.org
Raymond, William
Director
Human Resources
Phone No.Office: 215-683-9705
Email Addresses
WRaymond@philapark.org
TICKETING DEPT.
Hoch, James
Director
Enforcement
Phone Numbers Office: 215-683-9686
Email Addresses
JHoch@philapark.org
Hilda Bielecki
215-683-9422
ticketing manager
HBielecki@philapark.org
TICKETING DEPT.
Hoch, James
Director
Enforcement
Phone Numbers Office: 215-683-9686
Email Addresses
JHoch@philapark.org
Hilda Bielecki
215-683-9422
ticketing manager
HBielecki@philapark.org
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