John Cable
New Member
- Jurisdiction
- Florida
Thank you for reading.
I finished attending a university in July of 2020. Prior to leaving I contacted the bursar office to confirm that I had no outstanding balance. They confirmed that I did not have a balance.
Now nearly 9 months later I receive a random phone call stating that I owe the university $5,000. I never recieved a single statement in the mail over the last 9 months stating that I had an unpaid balance (and I still have not received any statements in writing).
I am locked out of my university account and they state that unless I am a current enrolled student I cannot access the student portal which contains all of my financial and educational records.
My question is simple, does a university have an obligation to provide you with a balance statement within a certain period of time? At what point does it become negligence on their end? 1 year? 5 years? Or can they simply draw up a bill at anytime and send it my way?
Thank you.
I finished attending a university in July of 2020. Prior to leaving I contacted the bursar office to confirm that I had no outstanding balance. They confirmed that I did not have a balance.
Now nearly 9 months later I receive a random phone call stating that I owe the university $5,000. I never recieved a single statement in the mail over the last 9 months stating that I had an unpaid balance (and I still have not received any statements in writing).
I am locked out of my university account and they state that unless I am a current enrolled student I cannot access the student portal which contains all of my financial and educational records.
My question is simple, does a university have an obligation to provide you with a balance statement within a certain period of time? At what point does it become negligence on their end? 1 year? 5 years? Or can they simply draw up a bill at anytime and send it my way?
Thank you.