Transferring a UVerse Account with a History of Late Fees

The information  HERE  will help you get started.

Requirements for Transferring an Account

The account you're transferring must not be past due.

The new owner of the account must meet these requirements:

• Be at least 18 years old
• Complete a credit evaluation when accepting the transfer. (The new owner may be required to pay a deposit.)
• Accept the remaining contract term from the date of the transfer (if applicable)

Thank you. I understand the requirements about a transfer. I was specifically asking if the history of late payments would show up under my name and appear as if I was responsible for those late fees and if the answer is yes, then how would this impact me? Would it make me ineligible for future promotions, valued customer rewards, or any other "perks" (if and when they may present themselves) with AT&T or their affiilates due to my roommate's errors.

Hope this makes sense. If anyone had some insight, I'd greatly appreciate it. I want to take over the contract, not adopt the consequences for someone else's poor decisions.

PS, please pardon my grammar/spelling errors in that last post.

@skeeterintexasThey would not be a new customer taking over a current account, that's all they would be doing. 😉

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I worked in the banking industry for many years, processing loans and reviewing credit reports.

If his name was no where on the ORIGINAL account, they cannot hold him responsible for the late payments or fees made by another adult individual and cannot report them on his credit report.  If he was a co-signer or joint owner of the account, yes.  Otherwise, no, unless they were legally married and in a community property state.

That's all I'm saying.

So I do believe you are answering my question (thank you so much!), but I still need some clarification to assure I'm understanding correctly. Here is an example followed by a couple specific questions:

John is the sole owner of account #123456. Jane (who is not legally married to John Doe) wants to take over account #123456 and release John from his financial responsibilities of said account in order to comply with the 12-month contract agreement and prevent John from aquiring an early termination fee. John accrued a history of late fees, including a disruption in service because of his failure to pay. If all balances are paid and the current balance is at $0.00 by the time Jane agrees to transfer account #123456 into her name, will John's history of late fees appear under Jane's name? WIll the history reflect a change in ownership or will John's lack of responsibility appear to be Jane's because it is still account #123456?

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@sunshine10820 wrote:

So I do believe you are answering my question (thank you so much!), but I still need some clarification to assure I'm understanding correctly. Here is an example followed by a couple specific questions:

 

John is the sole owner of account #123456. Jane (who is not legally married to John Doe) wants to take over account #123456 and release John from his financial responsibilities of said account in order to comply with the 12-month contract agreement and prevent John from aquiring an early termination fee. John accrued a history of late fees, including a disruption in service because of his failure to pay. If all balances are paid and the current balance is at $0.00 by the time Jane agrees to transfer account #123456 into her name, will John's history of late fees appear under Jane's name? WIll the history reflect a change in ownership or will John's lack of responsibility appear to be Jane's because it is still account #123456?

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IMO, I would say 'no' that John's history should not reflect on Jane's account but that is probably something you should ask CS (1-800-288-2020).

Thank you all for your contributions! I am going to contact customer service and see if they can give me a definite answer. I will post on here after our discussion.