I signed a contract for a lease on a new vehicle Jan 4th, 2006. Unforeseen events have since occurred and I am now trying to get out of my lease. I took a look at my contract provided by my dealership and noticed all the dates were wrong. It says that I signed the contract Jan 4th 2005. It says this on my warranty too. The documents are signed by myself, a co-signer, and the business manager of the dealership. I am not sure how this date slipped past all of us. Can I exploit this and somehow get out of my lease? What are my options? A response would be greatly appreciated, as I do not have a very knowledgeable background in contract law. Thanks.
2007-09-05 10:29:53 · 7 answers · asked by stevo1599 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No. Minor clerical errors (scrivener errors) do not invalidate the contract. Your options are to complete the contract you signed or be sued.
2007-09-05 10:33:40 · answer #1 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my advice to you is get a lawer. or at least call one and ask him what you asked here. he will give you a better and probably more informative answer.
truthfully, I don't think you can, it is only a date. when you can get out of a contract it is regarding the product sold, the amount of purchase or monthly payments things like that
2007-09-05 17:41:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. It is a clerical error, easily corrected. If they have to sue you they just add a paragraph to the complaint requesting correction of the error. It happens all the time.
2007-09-05 17:35:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
That would probably not be enough to get out of the contract.
2007-09-05 17:33:27 · answer #4 · answered by Michael C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your lease can be up one year sooner if you want to press the issue.
2007-09-05 17:34:19 · answer #5 · answered by Lori B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
simple clerical error is not sufficient to cancel a contract.
2007-09-05 17:34:22 · answer #6 · answered by TedEx 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you want legal advice, go talk to a lawyer. Seriously. You're wasting your time here.
2007-09-05 17:42:03 · answer #7 · answered by nobody important 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋