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1 Answer | Asked in Civil Litigation and Contracts for Maine on
Q: I sold my truck to my mom. she made a payment arrangement she passed away and she still owed $3000. Do I get the truck?
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answered on Mar 16, 2024

In situations like yours, where a family member passes away owing money on a private agreement, the resolution can depend on several factors. First, consider any agreement or contract you had with your mother regarding the truck. If there was a written agreement, it should detail what happens if... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Contracts for Maine on
Q: A buyer signed a contract to pay for equipment but he stopped paying can I put a lien on his property if he doesn't pay?

The buyer signed a contract to make payment of equipment. He signed the contract under his name not a LLC or corp. He decided to stop making payments on the equipment and is 80k behind on payments. Can I put a lien on his personal property and home to force him to pay what he owes or do I have to... View More

Fred Bopp III
Fred Bopp III
answered on Mar 21, 2023

You will probably have to file a lawsuit. Depending on the relevant facts, however, you may be entitled to a mechanic’s lien. Maine law provides that “[w]hoever performs labor or furnishes labor or materials, . . . or performs services as a[n] . . . owner-supplier of equipment used in erecting,... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Contracts, Family Law, Civil Rights and Identity Theft for Maine on
Q: How do I find out if my family forged my signature on a power of attorney? How do I find out if I have 1?

I'm pretty sure my grandparents Forged my signature on a power of attorney and are also illegally video&audio monitoring me amongst other tracking ect... I'm 29.

I would never sign one and I have knowledge of past signature forgeries.

How do I find out if I have one... View More

John Michael Frick
John Michael Frick
answered on Feb 20, 2023

A power of attorney authorized another person to take action on your behalf. The person named in the POA is usually the holder and custodian of the physical instrument itself.

When third parties like banks, hospitals, etc have dealings with the person named in the POA when they are acting...
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1 Answer | Asked in Contracts for Maine on
Q: What if the realtor forgot to put in the contract a contingency addendum that the seller needs to find a home first.

The seller told the realtor for the buyer that there was a mistake made. The buyers realtor stated that they were sorry for the mix up but they were going to force a closing date.

Fred Bopp III
Fred Bopp III
answered on Nov 15, 2022

Then it is not part of the contract.

1 Answer | Asked in Banking and Contracts for Maine on
Q: I have a title to a truck with no lein holder on it, bought trk from dealer bank financed, do I own it

Trk is bank financed I've made one payment

Fred Bopp III
Fred Bopp III
answered on Jan 9, 2022

I cannot answer your question without more information. For starters, what do you mean by "with no lien holder on it"?

2 Answers | Asked in Contracts, Consumer Law and Criminal Law for Maine on
Q: If I buy something is it legal for previous owner to sell it to someone else after I have paid them?
Fred Bopp III
Fred Bopp III
answered on Nov 26, 2021

Your question does not contain sufficient facts to provide a complete answer. That said, it sounds like the seller may have breached his or her contract with you and you would be entitled, at least, to a refund of what you paid to the seller. In a conventional breach of contract situation, the most... View More

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Q: I signed a year lease with a LLC in April. Recently the people that ran the LLC and owned the property sold it.

Do the new owners have to honor my lease if I stay within the lease agreement?

Fred Bopp III
Fred Bopp III
answered on Oct 12, 2021

As a general matter, unless your lease contains a provision stating that, upon a sale of the property, the lease can be terminated and you can be evicted, your lease would still be in effect after the sale and the new owners would step in as your new landlord. Yes, the new owners have to honor your... View More

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Q: Hi, I signed a purchase and sale agreement on June 24th - land only - State of Maine- and I have buyer's remorse and

want out of it. Do I have a "grace period" in which to retract the offer?

Fred Bopp III
Fred Bopp III
answered on Jun 28, 2021

The answer will depend on the terms of the purchase and sale agreement. Does it allow for the retraction of your offer? Also, there should be a section concerning termination of the agreement, which should list the allowable circumstances for termination. Assuming it does, then you would need to be... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Contracts for Maine on
Q: Good evening my name is Gil I am purchasing a steel building from a steel company in Littleton Colorado.

When I first spoke with the salesman they told me to send the deposit right away to keep the price from going up. So I did send them $8,000 required by them. A few days later they sent me another statement had a $3,000 price increase. I told him I wanted to cancel and get my money back they said no... View More

Fred Bopp III
Fred Bopp III
answered on Dec 16, 2020

Your available rights and remedies will depend, first and foremost, on the terms of the contract between the steel company and you. Assuming the contract provides for an agreed delivery date in May, you will need to review the contract terms to see if the terms allow the steel company to change the... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Banking, Contracts and Real Estate Law for Maine on
Q: Who pays when the bank forgets to deduct utilities from the sale of a house?

We closed on the sale of our house August 3, 2020. I called the utility company to find out what the final utility payment would be and was told the payment amount would be given to the realtor to be deducted from the proceeds of the house. The bank only deducted $100.00, not the total amount of... View More

Fred Bopp III
Fred Bopp III
answered on Sep 16, 2020

Did you receive an extra $374.50 in sale proceeds because the bank only deducted $100.00, not the total amount of $474.50, from the sale proceeds? If so, then you have to pay the $374.50. That puts all parties where they should have been. Plus, your closing documents probably contain language... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Contracts for Maine on
Q: If I entered a contract to purchase the home but the seller did not have the title to complete the close on our agreed

Closing date. Is the contract null and void. Can I legally chose not to move forward with the purchase of the home and look for another property?

Fred Bopp III
Fred Bopp III
answered on Aug 4, 2020

The answer will depend primarily, if not entirely, on the terms of your contract with the seller. What does it say about the consequences of the failure of the seller to deliver title on the closing date? That may give you the right to cancel the contract. If you have a broker, you should be... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Contracts and Real Estate Law for Maine on
Q: I owe 875 dollars back rent and she is also suing me for a plane ticket she bought me. We had no lease

I did agree to pay 875 in text

Fred Bopp III
Fred Bopp III
answered on Jun 27, 2020

You likely owe the amount of $875, even without a written lease, because leases can be oral and, as you say, you agreed to pay that amount in a text. It is difficult for me to respond on the plane ticket. What was your and her understanding at the time she bought the ticket? Was the ticket a gift... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Contracts and Real Estate Law for Maine on
Q: Who owns property left in house/garage after closing. Located in Maine.

We closed on our new home a few days back. It stated in our contract the property was to be empty at closing, during the final walk through the seller still had loads of stuff left behind. We verbally agreed to grant an additional 3 days for them to move out. It’s the 4th day their dragging their... View More

Fred Bopp III
Fred Bopp III
answered on Jun 21, 2020

Although I realize this is not a landlord-tenant situation, I would think if you followed the procedure outlined under Maine law for personal property that is abandoned or unclaimed by a tenant following the tenant’s vacating a rental unit, which can be found at 14 M.R.S. § 6013, you should be... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Consumer Law and Contracts for Maine on
Q: Hello my name is Ashley, I asked Aaron’s to get there stuff 6 months ago and they have not can I legally keep it?

Aaron’s closed its rockland maine shop and I asked them to get there stuff Because I was selling the house and they said they didn’t want to cause they are closing to and to ask another Aaron’s company to collect it so we did and basically got the run around anyways I have received many calls... View More

Fred Bopp III
Fred Bopp III
answered on Dec 25, 2019

If you have a landlord/tenant situation, you want to review this: https://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/14/title14sec6013.html

If not, I suggest you review this: https://www.maine.gov/treasurer/Maine%20UP%20Reporting%20Manual.pdf

If this was a rental-purchase situation,...
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1 Answer | Asked in Contracts and Real Estate Law for Maine on
Q: I signed a contract for deed in feb 2017. The "owner" refinanced my house twice since . Wont allow me to pay it off.

Been paying faithfully for almost 3 yrs... including taxes

She did not record our contract, nor does she have the deed. Do I have recourse?

Fred Bopp III
Fred Bopp III
answered on Nov 7, 2019

I am sorry, but there aren’t enough facts in your question to allow me to answer it. Perhaps it would be more efficient and helpful for you to call our office at your convenience at 846-6111 and ask for my partner, Cecilia Guecia?

1 Answer | Asked in Consumer Law, Contracts and Real Estate Law for Maine on
Q: I'm buying a modular lot model. 2 months since mortgage finalized and home not delivered as promised. What can I do?

When we started the process we agreed to buy the display model because we were promised a fast turnaround before school starts. Now they are saying it won't be until next week after 2 months of struggling to even get a date scheduled. They had originally said the week of August 19th but... View More

Fred Bopp III
Fred Bopp III
answered on Sep 10, 2019

Assuming you have a written contract with the seller of the modular home, typically the terms of that contract would govern your available rights and remedies under the circumstances.

1 Answer | Asked in Banking, Contracts and Real Estate Law for Maine on
Q: My boyfriend told me that he bought a house through a bank with installments I don’t know if the bank owns the house

Or the bank just gave him a loan and then he told me that the bank sold it to a brokerage company and he will continue paying to the company and then the company asked for higher price for the house and I don’t think it’s a true story

Fred Bopp III
Fred Bopp III
answered on Sep 1, 2019

I am sorry, but your question does not contain enough factual information to allow me to answer it.

2 Answers | Asked in Bankruptcy, Contracts and Real Estate Law for Maine on
Q: If i bought a house through the bank with installments can the bank sell it to brokerage company ?

And is it legal for the brokerage company to ask for higher price than i bought it from bank

Timothy Denison
Timothy Denison
answered on Aug 28, 2019

Not without foreclosing if the deed is in your name.

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2 Answers | Asked in Contracts and Real Estate Law for Maine on
Q: Rent to own contract question

Currently I'm the buyer in an owner finance agreement and have missed my August payment. This is the only payment I have missed. I informed the sellers that I would be making a late payment, including my late fees as soon as my check from my new job comes in on the 28th. The sellers then told... View More

Fred Bopp III
Fred Bopp III
answered on Aug 22, 2019

Based on the facts as you have stated them, yes, if they start the eviction process before that 30 days + 7-day notice period is up, then they would be in breach of your contract.

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1 Answer | Asked in Contracts for Maine on
Q: I have a verbal agreement to pay a car for 1 year on time then I won’t need to finish out the pay. But now he wants meto

One year ago I made a verbal agreement I would pay one year on a car he purchased with a secured loan. I made the payments on time for one year, but now he’s bullying and harassing me saying I need to finish paying out the adorations two years. The car was $3500, and I held my end of the verbal... View More

Fred Bopp III
Fred Bopp III
answered on Jul 18, 2019

Verbal agreements can be enforceable under many circumstances, and this may be one of those situations, but the problem you are facing is the primary issue with verbal agreements. If there is a dispute over the agreement, then you need to prove the terms of the agreement with testimony (because... View More

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