What to do if I pawned an item that we were renting through a ren-to-own company?
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What to do if I pawned an item that we were renting through a ren-to-own company?
I didn’t know it wasn’t paid for as I thought my husband had paid it off with our tax return. Until recently I was making the payments fine. Then we had to move and I had to quit my job. We fell behind. The rental company contacted us and said they wanted their item back. I had to save money to get the item out of pawn. I did so and when I called the pawn shop and paid them, he asked me about it and I told him what I just said and he said everything was okay and that the item had been returned. I was contacted by a detective who returned the item and he told me they may not file charges.
Asked on June 17, 2012 under Criminal Law, Virginia
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Given the circumstances that you have written about where criminal charges may not be filed against you for pawning at item that you did not own, I would wait and see if criminal charges are filed before consulting with a criminal defense attorney.
From what you have written, you did the right thing in getting the item out of pawn and having it returned to the rental company as a result of a mistaken belief that the pawned item had been paid off by your husband.
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