So my friend was gifted an old car that didn’t really work and wouldn’t pass smog so it was just collecting dust. He never even got it registered in his name. Then some chick offered him $400 for the car and he sold it to her, signed the pink slip over, but didn’t get her to sign a release of liability with the DMV... so fast forward a couple months and he gets a notice from a tow yard saying that he owes $2500 because that car has been on their lot for over a month. The girl is dodging his calls and is most likely a drug user. Is there anyway out of this for my friend or is he screwed? (We’re in California btw).
UPDATE:
Turns out my friend never gave the pink slip to her when she bought the car. She just handed him $400 and said “don’t worry I’ll take good care of it.”
He was just now able to get ahold of her and asked her if she would sign the release of liability and she said YES. She also said she wants the title. Mind you - she has no clue that the car has been towed and sold by the tow yard already. I’m trying to advise my friend to not have her sign anything because now he’s the one trying to pull a fast one over her. Fraud? I’m guessing this chick is heavily involved with drugs.
Submitted August 22, 2020 at 09:23PM by frackiswackyo https://ift.tt/2ElfU6a
