Bronx, NY asked in Banking and Consumer Law for New York

Q: my bank sold my car without giving me a deadline for the payment, i just got the money today, car was sold 5 days ago

My payments were and still always on time 100%, my car was taken by the city marshals for tickets, the bank called me and said they had paid remaining balance, that all i had to do was make a payment of $1245.00 to get it back, this was on 8/29.. at no given moment was a deadline or disclosure of car being sold at an auction explained to me, on the contrary, the rep said now i didnt have to worry about the city auctioning the car... today 9/25, less than 30 days later, i have the money... now they said they sold the car 5 days ago, even with payments for the car still being taken from my account bi- weekly.. What can i Do???

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Michael David Siegel
Michael David Siegel
Answered
  • Business Law Lawyer
  • New York, NY
  • Licensed in New York

A: Nothing. The marshal sold the car, not the bank. You owe the bank. The check I assume was from the marshal for the overage on the tickets.

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