Buddy’s Home Furnishings must pay a couple in Chapter 13 bankruptcy $13,953 in damages for willfully violating the automatic stay, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Kentucky held (Springer v. RNBJ RTO LLC (In re Springer), 2017 BL 287622, Bankr. W.D. Ky., CASE NO. 15-33254 NO.16-3007, 8/16/17).
The furniture rental company deliberately violated the automatic stay after the bankruptcy case had been filed when it made five debits to David and Kelly Springer’s account, four harassing phone calls, and visited their residence to get the furniture back, Judge Alan C. Stout wrote Aug. 16.
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