What can a person do who signed a lease agreement for a car, but the car was not delivered, or test drove?

Question

Can a dealership make a customer take a car with just a signed lease agreement and no other papers signed? If the car is not the color the customer ordered (interior)? Are they allowed to deliver a car to someone's home without their permission and if the person does not have keys to the car? What is the law as it pertains to not wanting to lease the car after the agreement has been signed? SERIOUS REPLIES ONLY.

Answer 1

If the car is not the one you ordered, you are under no obligation, and the contract is not enforceable unless you take delivery. Are you saying that the dealer took the car to your house and "dumped" it? That would be highly irregular. I would call the police and have it towed as an abandoned vehicle. Then contact DMV, as they have jurors diction over auto dealers.

and b.t.w. no state has a recission period in which you can return a car, I don't know where people come up with that. Your situation is different, and does not involve recission of the contract on your part, so it's not an issue anyway.

Answer 2

If you ordered a specific car, but a different one has been delivered- then that would void the contract. Look at the contract and see if there's any provision stating their right to "substitute" something of an "equal or greater" value.

I think that for such a big ticket item, the vehicle would have to be delivered to the signee directly... if not, anyone could've received the car and then sold it, etc. The agreement was for YOU to lease the car, not some other person- so it'd have to be delivered to you directly.

If the dealership really hassles you about it- it may be worth it for you to have an attorney who specializes in contracts to review your contract and, if necessary, write a snotty letter to the dealership to try and release you from the agreement.

Good luck.

Answer 3

Most states have a short period of time (usually 3 days) where the contract can be canceled. You should check into this in your state. Also, check with the State Attorney General's office if you think you have been mistreated by the dealer. They may have information on voiding the deal.

However, you should read carefully the documents you did sign. It may turn out that it includes permission for the dealership to act just as it has. Good luck.

Answer 4

basically if there's anything about the car that's different or not the way you ordered it you can refuse it,that's your way out,if they delivered it to you,without any signed papers ,don't sign anything,it will tie you to it,but you do not have to accept it if its not what you ordered,they will have to come and get it,they wont like it but they did a friend of mine like this,and they left the car setting in his drive way for a week,he wouldn't accept the keys nor would he sign anything,and finally they came and got it,they later on tried to bill him for some paper work that they said was done on it,his lawyer called them,and nothing else was ever said about it,good luck with it,i hope it works out.