ashcakedias
Junior Member
Hello, this is happening in the state of Texas for anyone curious. The deal is I am leasing my 2nd vehicle to another party. We had a written contract between the two of us. He has only had the car for 4 months and has breached two terms of the contract. In the Termination section of our written agreement, there are two terms which he has broken which are as follows:
1.)" Lessee fails to make a payment by the date it is due"---(this was the payment for last month. He pretty much just dropped off the radar and refused to answer my calls or texts. The payment was a week late by the time I finally had to hunt him down(literally) and find the ******* and get the payment from him.)
2.) "No alterations are to be done to the vehicle without the lessor's prior written consent"---He apparently spent $1600 putting a new suspension on my vehicle. I was never notified that any work was done to my car and I definitely did not consent to anything. Period.
The contract then states that if the lessee breaks any of the terms in our agreement, I have the right to terminate the agreement, recover the vehicle and sue for damages.
I told him I wanted the car returned to me and he balked. He refuses to return the car unless I fork over the $1600 for the cost of the suspension(I have yet to even see any invoice for any work having been done... ). He said if I refuse to pay him that money that he will take legal action against me.
I have requested a sit down meeting with him and he has not responded for days. Plain and simple, I don't want to deal with this guy anymore and I just want my car back. What are my options? Does he really have any decent case against me?
1.)" Lessee fails to make a payment by the date it is due"---(this was the payment for last month. He pretty much just dropped off the radar and refused to answer my calls or texts. The payment was a week late by the time I finally had to hunt him down(literally) and find the ******* and get the payment from him.)
2.) "No alterations are to be done to the vehicle without the lessor's prior written consent"---He apparently spent $1600 putting a new suspension on my vehicle. I was never notified that any work was done to my car and I definitely did not consent to anything. Period.
The contract then states that if the lessee breaks any of the terms in our agreement, I have the right to terminate the agreement, recover the vehicle and sue for damages.
I told him I wanted the car returned to me and he balked. He refuses to return the car unless I fork over the $1600 for the cost of the suspension(I have yet to even see any invoice for any work having been done... ). He said if I refuse to pay him that money that he will take legal action against me.
I have requested a sit down meeting with him and he has not responded for days. Plain and simple, I don't want to deal with this guy anymore and I just want my car back. What are my options? Does he really have any decent case against me?