Q: Bought car, previous owner has yet to get me the title after 7 months. Car tags are expired and needs to be registered
Myself and the previous owner are both currently active duty in the Navy. He transferred to Japan soon after the car loan was placed under my name. I am supposed to transfer in December myself and I cannot receive travel pay until I give my car tag numbers in my transfer package. The tags that are on the car are expired, registered in a different state, and is still under the previous owners name. After 7 months of asking and contacting his command I have called the title office in his home state multiple times and just yesterday they told me they still have the title and nothing has been done with it since May2014 which I believe is when he purchased the car. On multiple occasions he has told me he sent the title, he contacted the title office and they mailed it out, and yet I still do not have it. I constantly worry about being pulled over in the car since it is not registered and has expired tags. I have been paying the loan and insurance since April2015... What are my options?
A: Hire a private attorney and file a lawsuit.
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