Rochelle Hodges and Renita Hodges, Plaintiffs-Respondents v. Sasil Corporation, Sotnas Garden Apartments…

Summary

The Supreme Court held that a law firm that regularly files summary dispossess actions for nonpayment of rent is a debt collector under the FDCPA and therefore subject to its provisions, but remanded the case to determine whether the firm regularly engages in such actions. Justice LaVECCHIA, concurring in part and dissenting in part, disagreed with the majority’s debt‑collector finding and argued the action is solely for possession.