We had a verbal agreement for her to make payments stop paying can I take my car back-titles in my name?

Question

Thought she was my friend, sold car for $7500 she was suppose to get a loan to pay it off told me she kept getting denied, I kept title, registration and insurance in my name now she is trying to say it was only $4500 can stopped making payments, wants to only pay me $1200 after paying $2800 bad thing for me it was a verbal agreement

Answer 1

title in your name - your car ( she can sue you if she likes but it is your car and you can repo it at any time )

Answer 2

Well, first off you should never leave a vehicle in your name. You should have put it in written form, made her the registered owner and yourself the legal owner until it was paid for. If she didn't make payments, as legal owner you could get a repossession title and take it back, but she would be responsible for plates, taxes, insurance and the like. When she couldn't get financing, that should have been a clear signal to get out. But since you didn't, yes, the car is yours. Yes, you can go take it, legally. You don't have to give her anything back, you could rightfully say that was rental for the use of the vehicle while she had it. But I think you should be nice about it and offer her the money she has paid in, or at least a part of it, back. If she argues about returning the vehicle, the police will back you up since you are the legal and registered owner, and the insurance holder. Please don't ever do that again though.

Do you realize that if she had used the vehicle in a crime, or gotten a hand full of parking tickets, or had been towed for any reason, it would have been at your expense?

Answer 3

I'm in now way an expert, but I do know that not all contracts have to be written. If Alex has documentation (cancelled checks, copies of money orders, etc) to show that he has been paying his parents since the inception of the loan, he may have a leg to stand on. He will have to take them to small claims court (or, as somebody else suggested, Judge Judy), but unless they lie in court, and say that they never agreed that it was his car, I think a judge may order that the car is his, or that his parents owe him the balance of the car's value or something... if his parents admit to a judge that Alex has been paying for the car all this time, it can be considered a contract. Are they horrible enough people that they will outright lie in a courtroom? I hope not!!! Verbal contracts are contracts too. They are just obviously harder to prove and enforce.

Answer 4

It doesnt matter if it was verbal or not, the title is still in your name.....its still your car. If she isn't going to hold up her end of the agreement, I would take the car back. If she was going through a bank or car lot, they would have already and she sure wouldn't be getting any money back. You don't get the money back just because you lose the car. Good Luck !!!!!!

Answer 5

If everything is in your name and she has nothing in writing then take back the car. Give her an ultimatum of either putting it in your driveway by such a time and date, or she goes to jail! Just remember, she will more than likely sabotage the thing or find friends willing to lie about hearing a conversation they weren't privy to. But then again, you have that option too if you need to pursue it. I wouldn't give her back all the money because she's been driving the thing and wearing it out! Nothings for free!!!!

Answer 6

I don't really know the full legality of the issue... but my opinion is since nothing is in writing - everything would be hearsay. I'd say refund what she's paid and get the car back. If you give the $$ back and she doesn't give you the car - report the car as stolen - it's your car - title and all.
Next time.. get EVERYTHING in writing.. it's the only sure way to go.

Answer 7

Well, a verbal agreement is worth the paper it's written on.

However, since you kept the title in your name, it's your car; in the worst case scenario, you could have her busted for car theft.

Answer 8

Give the money back to her and take the car back. It was only verbal agreement.

Answer 9

Nothings in writting? Signed and notorized? Everything is in your name- title, registration, insurance? Well, go get your car! Cops can even help you. You could even report it stolen and have her picked up.

Answer 10

First of all . Why would you expect some girl or woman to pay for your car.. get a job and pay for it yourself.
Are the two of you still together..? she really don't have any responsibility to pay for your car.. If you want to have agreements have them all written down and notorized..
if you aren't married it is not her responsibility to make your payments for you.. As for her getting a loan for it why don't you get one for it and pay it off yourself..
what are you a sponger that takes advantage of a womans good nature.
grow up and pay for your own stuff. after all it is in your name.

Answer 11

Let's see....the car is registered and insured in your name. The title is in your name.....
Sounds to me like she is driving a stolen car. (no
paper work on the sale). If, and I hope you do, you still have the 2800, give it back to her and if she won't give you the car back, report it stolen.