I received a bill from an apartment management company for damage to the unit. When I called to speak to them regarding these charges, the gentleman told me he would not discuss the amount and even if I sent payment he would not accept it and instead he would send me to a collection agency - which is listed at the same address as the apartment management company - so that my credit would be damaged. 
I never received another bill from either the management company or the collection agency. 
I paid the debt in XXXX of XXXX in order to remove it from my credit report, but this company continues to report as " settled for less than the full balance '' and has even updated my file showing a late payment as recently as XXXX XXXX 
