How to clear a $700 judgment against me from the City of Hampton?
I have a 10-year old judgment against me from the City of Hampton while I lived on Langley Air Force Base and was enlisted in the USAF. I was NEVER a resident of the state of Virginia, since I was a NY resident while based in Hampton VA during my USAF years.
The City of Hampton made a paperwork error and started charging me Virginia State Car Tax. I didn’t find out about it until after I had finished my 4-year enlistment. They sent the $2000 bill in back taxes and fines to a collection agency.
I spoke with the City of Hampton and asked them what I needed to do to fix this issue. They asked for my military paperwork and some other auto registration stuff. I sent them all the required paperwork to prove to them I did not have to pay this tax.
Then they realized their error and then stated that I owed them only a little bit of it because I owned a vehicle for 6 months with VA State tags on it after I left the USAF. So, then they wanted me to pay that fee, PLUS all of the late fees for the wrong, larger amount.
I agreed to pay them their $150 car tax for those 6 months, but told them I would not pay the rest, as they were fines levied against me for taxes I did not owe. They disagreed and said that the fines are there because I took too long to respond, even if I did not owe any taxes.
What do I do? I am sick of seeing this silly judgment on my record. I have 700+ credit score and get approved for loans without any issues, but I’d like to clear this off my record once and for all.
Originally posted 2010-01-23 13:05:04. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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By paying it
1. Send a letter of explanation to each of the three credit bureaus.
2. Find out who is in charge of that office (appointed or elected official) and send information to them
3. Contact a local city council person and ask for help
http://www.hampton.gov/ all the contact information is on the website.
4. See if a local newspaper, TV station, or radio station has a person who ferrets out this sort of problem and tries to help you get help.
Since you didn’t respond to the request in a timely manner, these are late fees which you are going to have to pay.