My husband had a tenant he turned over to collections thru XXXX. The tenant then filed a lawsuit against XXXX us because they threatened to harm his credit. I sent an email to put this on hold till it could be resolved. They said it could not be placed on hold had it had to be cancelled. I cancelled it and then they sent us a bill for {$52000.00} and my husband called them and they offered to settle for {$10000.00} or " make an offer ''. He told them he had other accounts to send to collections and once this is resolved, he would give it back to them to handle. Until then he thought they might have done maybe {$100.00} worth of work.They then called me and demanded the whole amount and I told them they had done nothing but send a letter and how do they think that entitles them to {$52000.00}? He said to pay it today or it goes up to {$72000.00} on Monday.I would be brought in and held equally responsible because I was the spouse. I told them if they expect to get paid {$52000.00} they need to collect 3 times that amount to get their commission and he said the debt is owed. This is totally ridiculous. You send one letter and expect to be paid {$52000.00} and then {$72000.00} from the person who hired you in the first place? I work on a commission basis and if the deal does not come together, you do not get paid. How do they think they deserve to be paid this exorbitant amount? Then we got collection letters from their partner company, XXXX XXXX, which is also threatening to damage our credit.