Wage Attachments

[ddrowe]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Pennsylvania

I had leased a house from which I left early. To make a long and rediculous story short - the owner filed suit against me for unpaid rent and damages. The judge ruled against me and I owe the man $5,900. I received a notice the other day which was a "Notice of Intent to Attach Wages, salary or Commissions". I was under the impression that in PA you could not garnish wages. I did find the following:

Pennsylvania Wage Garnishment
No wage attachment in this state except for taxes and child support.
The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue is authorized to garnish wages without obtaining a court order for collection of unpaid state taxes. The Department will first notify taxpayers of its intent to contact their employers to begin withholding. If a taxpayer fails to resolve the tax liability, the taxpayer's employer will be ordered to begin garnishing wages and make payments to the Commonwealth. Employers may retain up to 2% of the amount collected to compensate for costs of additional bookkeeping.

Can they garnish my wages or can I continue to keep paying a little each week?

Thanks

 

[johnd]

And I came across this little gem:

Wage Garnishment and Bankruptcy Exemptions -- Pennsylvania
WAGE GARNISHMENT EXEMPTION: 100% of wages exempt

MAXIMUM INTEREST RATE: Legal: 6% Judgment: 6%

STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON ENFORCEMENT:

Open Account (credit card): 4 years
Written Contract: 4 years
Domestic Judgment: 5 years
Foreign Judgment: 4 years

 

[ecmst12]

They can INTEND to attach your wages all they want. They can't actually DO it.