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CEASE AND DESIST
Re: Unlawful Debt Collection Practices
Dear Sir or Madam,
This letter serves as formal notice under 15 U.S.C. § 1692c(c) to cease all communication with the undersigned regarding the alleged debt referenced above…
Any further contact, other than to acknowledge this notice or to advise that specific action is being taken, will constitute a violation subject to statutory damages up to $1,000 per…
Sincerely,
Jordan A. Rivera
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Debt collector
$49Stop illegal collection calls fast.
- FDCPA 15 U.S.C. § 1692c(c) citation
- State-specific consumer protection statutes
- Statutory damages notice (up to $1,000 per individual action)
Landlord
$49Protect your right to quiet enjoyment.
- Covenant of quiet enjoyment cited
- Habitability + illegal entry claims
- State landlord-tenant statutes
Neighbor
$49Resolve nuisance before it goes to court.
- Private nuisance framing
- Local ordinance references
- Documented remedy request
Workplace
$79Put your employer on notice, properly.
- Title VII citation (42 U.S.C. § 2000e)
- State civil rights statutes
- EEOC charge preservation language
Copyright
$99Force takedown and reserve damages.
- 17 U.S.C. § 501 + § 504 citations
- Statutory damages notice ($150K willful cap)
- DMCA takedown reference
Phone harassment
$49Stop unwanted calls, texts, and voicemails.
- TCPA 47 U.S.C. § 227 citation where applicable
- State harassment / anti-telephone-harassment statutes
- Do-not-contact demand across all numbers
Stalking
$49Put a stalker on formal legal notice.
- State anti-stalking statute citation
- Civil harassment / protective-order preservation language
- Third-party no-contact demand
Threats
$49Document threats and demand they stop.
- State criminal-threat / assault statute references
- Law-enforcement referral notice
- Injunctive-relief warning
Personal
$49Stop unwanted contact today.
- State harassment / stalking statutes
- Restraining-order preservation language
- Documented cessation demand
Trademark
$99Protect your mark before dilution.
- Lanham Act 15 U.S.C. § 1114 citation
- Consumer-confusion framing
- Injunctive-relief warning
Defamation
$79Demand retraction of false statements.
- Retraction demand
- Falsity + damages framing
- State defamation statutes
StopAndDesist is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Letters are self-help templates you can send yourself.
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What the law actually says
We do not publish customer reviews until they exist on an independent, public review platform. Instead, here is the law your letter relies on, with the primary source for each point so you can read it yourself.
Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, once a collector receives your written notice to stop contacting you, it must stop, apart from a small set of permitted notices.
Source: 15 U.S.C. §1692c(c)A consumer can recover actual damages plus statutory damages of up to $1,000 per action, along with costs and reasonable attorney's fees, in a successful FDCPA case.
Source: 15 U.S.C. §1692kDebt collection remains one of the largest complaint categories the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau receives each year, which is why a documented paper trail matters.
Source: CFPB consumer complaint databaseStopAndDesist is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Outcomes depend on your facts and your state's law. See the full list of FDCPA violations.
Common situations, and the law behind them
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Debt collector keeps calling after you wrote to them
Under 15 U.S.C. § 1692c(c) a collector must stop contacting you once your written cease-communication notice arrives. Continued calls after that notice are themselves a violation, which is why our letters are built for USPS Certified Mail with a dated delivery record.
Landlord withholds a security deposit without an itemization
Most states set a statutory deadline for returning a deposit with an itemized deduction list, and several allow multiple damages when a landlord misses it. Your letter cites your own state's deadline and penalty provision, not a generic template.
Someone reposts your copyrighted images
17 U.S.C. § 512(c) sets out the notice-and-takedown process a host must follow when it receives a compliant notice. A cease and desist paired with that notice targets both the reposter and the platform hosting the material.
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Letters cite the exact federal and state statutes that apply, FDCPA §1692c(c), Lanham Act §1114, Title VII, DMCA §512, plus your state's parallel provisions.
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