A DV must be timely in order to impose any limitation upon the debt collector.
If more than 30 days has expired since the debt collector sent their collection ("dunning") notice, then a DV is no longer timely, and can simply be ignored. The post implies that the collection is not recent....
Additionally, there is no requirement under the FDCPA DV process that a debt collector ever respond to a DV request.
If timely, it imposes a cease collection bar, which prevents continued collection activities until they have first sent the requested validation.
They can choose not to respond, or delay response to any time of their choosing, as long as they dont continue active collection on the debt, such as by calls or written attempts to collect.
The normal process for seeking removal of a collection is to send the debt collector a pay for deletion offer, which if accepted will then commit the debt collector to report deletion upon receipt of your payment. Acceptance of a PFD is usually difficult, and sending a DV and then asserting, incorrectly, that they have violated the statute by not responding to your DV is not likely to promote their willingness to grant a voluntary PFD.
