Florida Consumer Legal Questions

Sounds like a sale to me - BUT its impossible to know "your rights" after the fact since lawyers weren't involved in the transaction. At this point you have cash and the car and the title still, so you have most of the leverage here. YOu may want to hire a lawyer if this escalates to keep things from getting out of hand. ... Read More

Well you will only get viable professional opinions when you pay lawyers for them like any other professional. Other than that you get off the cuff comments or tidbits at best. That stated, absent some substantial damage there is no viable case here on a contingent fee so any legal action or issue will involve you paying a lawyer out of pocket to be involved. Short of that I would take the details to the company and notify them and demand they take action to address this. I suspect they will fire the employee and make some small overature to you to "make things right" that you can work out with them. ... Read More

Not likely anddo that was simply foolish. Typically such ratings are based upon the pressures of simply sitting in the water at that depth and time. "Taking" it into the water involves a different dynamic where water pressure is exponentially increased by movement. You will see this with watches where an actual "dive watch" with 100m (not 1m as your phone) water resistence is minimum and that is simply qualified for "snorkeling" not actual "diving" which usually requires 200m static water resistence. There may also be an issue with making sure the battery door was sealed as potential user error defense, That stated - there may be a issue with claiming the phone to be "waterproof" as most everyone uses the term water resistent because water "proof" can be misleading. You may want to consult with consumer lawyers in your area to see if this is an issue worth pursuing under the decetive yrade practices act. ... Read More

First, absent you being able to walk away from $31,000.00 because you have so much money that its of no consequence, this is one the most foolish decisions I have seen in a while. You NEVER send such a large amount of money to some car dealer on the internet and then try to get your money back if you change your mind. YOu may well have to hire a lawyer now at your expense to pursue this. Moreover DO NOT give them access to your bank account to wire the money - you may find that you have no money leftif they drain the account. ... Read More

"My fiancé and I are young and this is our first time buying a car. We got a loan from our bank and we jumped the gun with this lot/car choice. We are unsatisfied and we just want our money back so we can be on our way and go somewhere else" ...Despite what you may have been indoctrinated to believe, there are no "do overs" or "take backs" in the real world. That you are "young" and buying your first car, imposes on you the obligation to be MORE diligent than usual or secure the help of someone knowledgable in advance to assist you. The millenial strategy of "point and pout" by just doing things because you can and dealing with bad results later, such as when someone takes advantage of you, is simply useless in comparison to taking the time to make proper decisions in advance. This is especially true when you factor in the cost and expense of hiring lawyers to sort things out can exceed the amount in controversy. The old adage of " an ounce of prevention being worth a poundof cure" comes into play here..  The above stated, if you bought the car "as -is" that means when it drives off the lot and you signed the papers, its YOUR car and any repairs or problems are yours also. The exception to this is fraud or violation of Fla. Stat. 501.976, but thats a VERY expensive lawsuit to pursue and very high risk as fraud is a very hard standard to prove. Simply being "unsatisfied" is nowhere close to meeting that standard as you have to prove actual deception, and "we're young and didn't know better" does not meet that standard. Sadly, this will likely be an expensive learning lesson for both of you about being more discriminating and diligent in your financial affairs. ... Read More

Noting in general and likely nothing that is financially feasible. This is the peril of such transactions being done without lawyers. All well and good until they are not. You wiull have to have that person provide a bill of sale or powerof attorney to you for the transaction or wait until they come back or fly out to them to egt he paper work competed... Read More

"I'm a single mom I clean homes for a living I don't have that kind of money.".....yet as a single mom you have enough money to own rental properties? Can't have it both ways......As this was a rental property, the damage was done, and since you don't seem to have handled the situation well from several angles, you are likely stuck with what you now claim are excessvie repairs as a practical matter since you won't likely be able to afford a lawyer either. You may want to get a home equity loan or find some other means to pay the repair bill and simply factor that into the future rent. On a positive note you need to keep reocrds of the expenses for tax purposes as you might find some benefit there at least. ... Read More

Unless you have a warranty that covers it - a repair shop is not obligated to provide you a rental car. That is YOUR reponsibility. This sounds like you have been trying to handle an accident repair without a lawyer. You may need to simply accept that you have to spend some money to hire a lawyer to sort this all out. ... Read More