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collection agencies calls

I have been receiving a number of calls from collection agencies .I have 5 collection agencies calling everyday .I am sick of answering and tellimg them the exact same thing everyday .They threaten to take me to court and I say fine.I live in Nova Scotia .I am not a lawyer but I found this in provincial legislation .
8 (1) Subsection 20(1) of Chapter 77 is amended by

(a) striking out clause (e) and substituting the following clause:

(e) communicate with a debtor

(i) other than in writing, when the debtor has notified the collection agency in writing to communicate in writing only and has provided an address at which the debtor may be contacted,

(ii) when the debtor or the debtor’s legal adviser has notified the collection agency, in writing, to communicate only with the legal adviser and an address for the legal adviser has been provided, or

(iii) when the debtor has notified the creditor and the collection agency by registered mail that the debt is in dispute and requests that the creditor take the matter to court;

Does this mean that I only have to write a letter explaining I want to be contacted by mail .Stopping the numerous phone calls ? Thanks

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One Response to “collection agencies calls”

Barton Goth, GCO Inc. Bankruptcy Trustees said...

I have never heard of being able to force collection agents to communicate only through the mail. Sometimes you are able to request all collection attempts go through an advisor or a solicitor. From my read of he above it sounds as if you can have someone authorized to discuss your situation and when this happens it appears that the calls can be temporarily stop, assuming that your representative continues to make the necessary arrangements in a manner that is acceptable to the creditors. Having said this, you may want to contact a licensed trustee in Nova Scotia as he will be much more familiar with this legislation than I.