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The judgement is for $4,500. Now they are saying that I owe them another $1,000. Can they keep adding new fees on to the amount stated in the initial judgement or would they need to obtain a secondary judgement in order to collect these additional fees by means of wage attachment?
Asked on February 21, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Ohio
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
Possibly the extra $1,000 is accrued interest and/or allowable costs or attorneys fees on the $4,500 judgment. As a judgment debtor you really do not have a lot of rights when it comes to collection of a judgment owed. I suggest that you try and enter into a monthly installment payment program with the HOA where it does not seek to garnish your wages or levy on your bank accounts so long as you are current on the installments.
The HOA will not need a secondary judgment to collect on the additional $1,000 in fees. It gets tacked onto the $4,500 amount.
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