traded car in..but its till under my name???

Question

traded car in to a dealer a year and half ago. but they are still paying monthly lease under my name. is this legal?? if not what action can i take? thanks

i asked for it to be paid off every month for past six months ( i didn't know that its still under my name until six months ago..sigh).. but everytime i get same answer "will pay soon".

will it be better to contact Honda or DMV?

okay..if I were to look for a lawyer, what kind of lawyer do i need to look for? thanks

Answer 1

Wow. You are taking a massive risk. They have committed a number of serious violations, and most likely a number of criminal acts.
A dealer making payments has to be in violation of state rules for a licensed dealer.
Who is driving the car? If they have tickets, accidents or kill someone you are going to be dragged into the mess. You could be sited for not carrying insurance on a vehicle and breaking state law. ??
The leasing company will hold you responsible for the miles overage and if any damage has been done. I would bet the mileage is sky high.
You should have taken this more seriously and taken action.
1. DO NOT Listen to anything they say. They are liars and scammers.
2. I think you need to see an attorney. Have the attorney contact the owner and general manager. They need to agree to pay the atty fees need to get this mess cleared up.
Keep in mind, they are the experts, you have already been fooled.
3. You need them to document what they have done and agree to pay any damages or costs you incur.
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PS. I would think most attorney's could handle this case. I would set up a few appointments, see who is interested and who you want to deal with. The main thing is that they get done what needs to be done. If after contacting them they stall, hem and haw, or do anything that is not "Yes sir we will take care of this immediately", you file a police report, call the state dealer dept, and if they are a franchise dealer (Chevy, Honda, etc) contact those offices.
Make sure you are not liable for any miles, damage etc. They admit the facts of the case in writing, ie they took your car in trade and should have paid it off within a few days. You may want to seek a settlement. This was on your credit file, the DMV and any other authority thought you owed the car, insurance wise you are responsible for you cars, etc. So they did what they did for thier sole benefit, and had no concern for you, the dealer rules, the contract you signed, or the law.

Answer 2

No it is not legal. Contact the dealer and ask them what is going on. Tell them you intend to report them for illegal business practices to the Attorney General. If it doesn't get them off their butt, file the report. In fact...File the report either way. This type of business needs to be reported to protect others.

Answer 3

You should report that to both the lender and the DMV because they have probably sold it again without changing title and that is illegal. You will have to sign paperwork for both stating that you traded in the car and will probably have to produce the original sales paperwork that will list the VIN of the traded in car on it.

Answer 4

call your state's branch of automobile registration and ask what steps your mom needs to take to flow the identify over to you devoid of being there in guy or woman. according to threat there's a technique.

Answer 5

REPORT THEM........................

ITS BEST IF YOU CONTACT YOUR LOCAL (DMV) DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES OFFICE, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER ANY AND ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS AND AT THE SAME TIME YOU WILL BE GETTING THE CORRECT ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION.