About a year ago I had to break the lease at my apartment complex, XXXX XXXX at XXXX XXXX, due to work related issues. This resulted in a balance due on my account which I was unable to pay by the deadline and as a result my account was referred to a debt collector, National Credit Systems. When my account was referred to this debt collector the apartment complex provided them with my contact information. I know this because I have been receiving communications from National Credit Systems for a few months now. Today I received a text message from an ex-boyfriend/friend whom I have n't spoken to in about a year stating an XXXX XXXX called his cell phone and left a message looking for me. Upon calling the number that was left in the message I realized the call had come from National Credit Systems and was in regards to the debt from XXXX XXXX XXXX. Even though this company has ALL of my contact information, they somehow felt the need to reach out to the individual I listed as my emergency contact on my rental application in an attempt to locate me. This not only blew my mind, but was rather confusing to me being that they already have my contact information. The phone number they have for me is in service and always has been and they have contacted me on that number before. The mailing address they have is a good address and they are aware of this because I continue to receive mail from them. I 'm not sure if this is normal practice but when I listed an emergency contact on my rental application I was under the impression that individual would ONLY be contacted in the event of an emergency while I was a resident at the complex. I was not aware that this individual would be subject to receive calls from debt collectors attempting to locate me a year after I vacated the property. I 'm not even sure why the apartment complex provided my emergency contact person 's information to the debt collector in the first place.