Wrongful Repossession
A car dealer can repossess a vehicle only if it is allowed by statute to do so. A car dealer must also generally have a contractual right to repossess a vehicle that it has sold to a consumer. For example, a contract between a consumer and a car dealer-creditor might allow the dealer to repossess the car if payments are not made timely. Or, the same contract might allow repossession if a consumer fails to maintain appropriate insurance on the vehicle.
Generally, if a consumer complies with his obligations in a contract between him and a car dealer-creditor, then the car dealer will not have a right to repossess a vehicle. However, if allowed by contract and law, if a consumer materially breaches such an agreement, then the dealer may use the "self-help" remedy of repossession. Nevertheless, the dealer may not breach the peace when attempting to repossess the vehicle. "Breach of the peace" is a fact issue, and any such occurrence should be reviewed by an attorney for a legal opinion.
If you believe that you have claims against a car dealer, or you would like an attorney to review your car purchase documents for potential legal representation, please complete the "Contact Us" form or call our office. If you would prefer to give more detailed information about your case, and you don’t have time to discuss it by telephone, feel free to complete this form - case submission form.
Our law firm’s principal office is in downtown Dallas, Texas, but we represent people across Texas, for car dealer fraud in cities and areas including the following: Abilene, Albany, Alice, Alpine, Amarillo, Angleton, Arlington, Austin, Bay City, Baytown, Beaumont, Benavides, Big Spring, Boerne, Bonham, Bowie, Brazoria, Brownsville, Brownwood, Bryan, Buffalo, Carthage, Centerville, Childress, Clarksville, Cleburne, College Station, Commerce, Conroe, Corpus Christi, Corsicana, Crockett, Daingerfield, Dalhart, Dallas, Decatur, Del Rio, Denton, DFW Metroplex, Dumas, Eagle Pass, Eastland, Edinburg, El Paso, Emory, Ennis, Fairfield, Falfurrias, Fort Stockton, Fort Worth, Freer, Gainesville, Galveston, Garland, Gatesville, Gilmer, Granbury, Grapevine, Greenville, Groom, Harlingen, Henderson, Hillsboro, Houston, Huntsville, Irving, Jacksboro, Jasper, Kaufman, Kerrville, Killeen, Kingsville, Kingwood, Laredo, Liberty, Livingston, Llano, Longview, Lorena, Lubbock, Lufkin, Mansfield, Marathon, Marshall, McAllen, Mesquite, Midland, Mineola, Mineral Wells, Mount Pleasant, Mount Vernon, Nacogdoches, New Braunfels, Odessa, Orange, Ozona, Palestine, Pampa, Paris, Pasadena, Pearland, Pecos, Pharr, Plainview, Port Arthur, Quinlan, Raymondville, Richland, Rio Grande City, Rio Grande Valley, Sanford, Sonora, San Angelo, San Antonio, San Marcos, Seguin, Shamrock, Sheffield, Sherman, Spring, Stephenville, Sulphur Springs, Sweetwater, Tawakoni, Temple, Terrell, Texarkana, Texas City, Thurber, Tulia, Tyler, Van Horn, Vernon, Victoria, Waco, Waxahachie, Weatherford, Wharton, Whitesboro, Whitewright, Wichita Falls, Wills Point, The Woodlands, and Woodville.
|
