Q: Do I have to accept a return for a car that was damaged while being paid off?
I accepted a down payment with the agreement
that the car had to be fully paid for the title to exchange hands. Now the buyer is saying the car doesnt work and he wants money back. The car was working when i dropped it off and i still have the title, but i never agreed on any type of return especially with a car thats now not working. What should I do from a legal standpoint
A: This will be an easy matter with a written agreement determining who does what. Assuming your agreement is "Seller agrees to sell car after Buyer pays X-amount of money", it sounds like, legally, your buyers just bought a broke-down car. BUT, how do you get the rest of your money? How do they get their money back? Those are questions for a local attorney.
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