Saint Petersburg, FL asked in Collections and Consumer Law for Florida

Q: Florida. buy here pay here lot. Behind payments.

I can pay the amount due in 2 weeks. They sent a repo guy to my house and told my child they were going to put a warrant out if i didnt return car. I dont want to return it when i can pay it off in 2 weeks. Can they issue a warrant? What can they do?

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A: They can repossess the car if you fail to pay when due. If they are unable to peacefully repossess it, they can get a court writ (which your child may have incorrectly understood as a "warrant").

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