Q: The person sold me a trailer and failed to transfer the title and won't pay the fees to send it in. This is in NC.
I bought a boat and trailer in NC. The person who sold me the boat and trailer failed to send in the trailer title to be transferred to his name. When he sold me the boat he gave me a bill of sale and said that was enough to get the title under my name. When I went to the DMV they said that they could do nothing for me and said he had to send in the title and pay the fees in order to transfer it to me. Also, they said that he should not have sold said trailer until he legally received the title with his name on it. I spoke to the man and he is refusing to do his part and pay the fees. I looked online and did some research and came across Title Jumping. What can I legally do?
A: You can threaten to sue or actually sue. Both of these actions might induce him to act as he should.
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