What is the name of your state?
New York
I just purchased a pickup truck for $800 cash. The seller gave me a valid title, keys and parked it at my apartment in a legal parking spot with the agreement that in a few days I would pick it up, drive it to NJ and immediately send him back the registration and licence plate so he can cancel his insurance.
When I arrived to collect it I found that it had been immediately towed away because it had over $700 in unpaid parking ticket debt. It is currently in an impound yard. I was able to reach the seller who is planning to temporarily leave town due to financial problems.
The seller just told me that he settled only the parking debt today and considers himself free and clear of this transaction and that I am responsible for the $400+ impound/towing fees. Currently the vehicle is still registered and insured in his name. Even if I were willing and able to pay this I would have to wait to receive the release documents which by then will accumulate to a larger amount.
In his mind the towing/impound fees should be paid by me because I technically owned the vehicle before it was found. My argument is that upon sale the seller never made any mention of any unpaid parking debt and that it was towed to the sole purpose of his dilinquency to pay parking fines.
What can/should I do?
New York
I just purchased a pickup truck for $800 cash. The seller gave me a valid title, keys and parked it at my apartment in a legal parking spot with the agreement that in a few days I would pick it up, drive it to NJ and immediately send him back the registration and licence plate so he can cancel his insurance.
When I arrived to collect it I found that it had been immediately towed away because it had over $700 in unpaid parking ticket debt. It is currently in an impound yard. I was able to reach the seller who is planning to temporarily leave town due to financial problems.
The seller just told me that he settled only the parking debt today and considers himself free and clear of this transaction and that I am responsible for the $400+ impound/towing fees. Currently the vehicle is still registered and insured in his name. Even if I were willing and able to pay this I would have to wait to receive the release documents which by then will accumulate to a larger amount.
In his mind the towing/impound fees should be paid by me because I technically owned the vehicle before it was found. My argument is that upon sale the seller never made any mention of any unpaid parking debt and that it was towed to the sole purpose of his dilinquency to pay parking fines.
What can/should I do?