Case 001 · Customer #1 · Founder dogfood

$6,970.31 from a wrongful eviction. Forged in 14 minutes.

Customer #1 was the founder. This is a real case. Real collector. Real ledger. Real defects. The same agentic AI that built this pack will build yours.

balance alleged
$6,970.31
disputed
100%
leverage points
5
forge time
14m 22s

The account

A Louisiana apartment unit. June 2019 lease, $1,045/month rent, $300 security deposit. The lessor was Terraces at Metairie, LP (managed by Medve out of Irving, TX). The collection landed with Synergetic Communication, Inc. of Houston in 2020 and has been sitting on Customer #1’s credit ever since.

What actually happened

  • 2019-06-29
    Lease signed
    13-month term, $1,045/mo, $300 deposit, NAA Louisiana lease + buy-out + concession addendum.
  • ~2020-02
    Locks changed by landlord
    Customer #1 fell behind on rent. Landlord changed the locks and excluded Customer #1 from the unit. No 5-day Notice to Vacate served. No Rule for Possession filed. No judgment of eviction.
  • 2020-02-14
    “Move-out” entered as “Skipped without notice”
    The Final Account Statement falsely characterizes the departure as voluntary abandonment, concealing the lockout.
  • 2020-02-18
    Final account statement prepared
    $760.31 balance at move-out + $6,210.00 in “additional charges” including $2,090 ETF + $2,090 Insufficient Notice Penalty + cleaning + damages.
  • 2023-02-14
    Statute of limitations prescribed
    Louisiana CC art. 3494 sets a 3-year prescription on lease actions. Debt is now legally unenforceable in court.
  • 2026-05-04
    SynCom emails itemization
    In response to a validation request. Sentry Forge ingests the email + 14-page itemization PDF.
  • 2026-05-04 · +14m 22s
    Pack forged
    8 deliverables, 5 leverage points, ready to print + sign + send.

The itemization

SynCom’s ledger lists $6,970.31 across 32 line items. The high-value charges:

chargeamount
Early Termination Fee$2,090.00
Insufficient Notice Penalty (duplicate of ETF)$2,090.00
Damage Charges (4 items)$870.00
Charges Services (cleaning)$420.00
Rent (partial Feb 2020)$504.00
Concession Chargeback$350.00
Keys / Locks$195.00
Late Charges (10 items)$165.00
Carpet / Tile$150.00
Utilities Reimbursement$77.81
Windows / Blinds + Pest$58.50
Charge Total$6,970.31

The leverage

1 · Self-help eviction (no judgment)

Louisiana law forbids landlords from changing locks, shutting off utilities, or removing tenants without first obtaining a judgment of eviction. The landlord must file a Rule for Possession, serve a 5-day Notice to Vacate, hold a hearing, and obtain a court order. None of that happened here.

The lockout is an unlawful self-help eviction and a constructive eviction. The landlord’s own prior material breach bars enforcement of $4,530 in fees (ETF + Insufficient Notice + Concession Chargeback) directly arising from the very removal it caused.

La. Code Civ. Proc. arts. 4701–4735 · La. Civ. Code art. 2682

2 · Statute of limitations expired

Louisiana CC art. 3494 sets a 3-year prescription on actions arising from leases. The cause of action accrued no later than February 14, 2020. The prescriptive period expired on or about February 14, 2023.

The debt is legally unenforceable in court. SynCom can call. They cannot sue.

La. Civ. Code art. 3494

3 · Duplicate $2,090 termination fees

The lease’s Special Provisions plainly limit recovery to a single Lease Termination Fee “in lieu of accelerated rent and re-letting fee.” SynCom’s itemization charges both a $2,090 Early Termination Fee and a $2,090 Insufficient Notice Penalty. Total double-recovery: $2,090 over the lease’s own cap.

Lease Special Provisions · Buy-Out Agreement ¶ 4(f)

4 · No mitigation evidence

Louisiana requires the lessor to mitigate damages by attempting to re-rent the unit. The itemization contains no documentation of any re-rental effort or actual vacancy period. Any unmitigated balance is unrecoverable.

5 · Regulation F itemization defects

The collection notice does not clearly disclose the “itemization reference date” required by 12 C.F.R. § 1006.34(b)(3) and lacks a properly formatted validation notice under § 1006.34(d). Standalone violation; basis for CFPB complaint.

12 C.F.R. § 1006.34

The pack

01_letter_collector.md[ ready ]
02_letter_original_creditor.md[ ready ]
03_cfpb_complaint_collector.md[ ready ]
04_cfpb_complaint_creditor.md[ ready ]
05_bureau_disputes.md[ ready ]
06_court_records_search.md[ ready ]
07_action_checklist.md[ ready ]
08_evidence_inventory.md[ ready ]

What happens next

Customer #1 fills in current mailing address, prints the three letters, signs in blue ink, mails certified return-receipt to SynCom (Houston) + Terraces (Metairie) + Medve (Irving). Files CFPB + Louisiana AG complaints in parallel. Files bureau disputes at all three CRAs. Searches Jefferson Parish court records to confirm no eviction judgment exists. Total out-of-pocket: ~$25-60. Total time: 3-4 hours over 2 days.

Outcomes tracked through Week 6. Updates published here.

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