What to do if I bought a washer and dryer from my neighbor and am now being threatened if I don’t return it?
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What to do if I bought a washer and dryer from my neighbor and am now being threatened if I don’t return it?
My neighbor and his wife were separated and as far as we knew getting divorced. He was selling their washer and dryer and storage shed. My husband bought them from him at his asking price we paid him cash. Now apparently they are back together and she is now threatening me and my husband that if we do not return them to her she is going to beat me up and sue us. My husband emailed her husband this morning tell him that he better control his wife because if she keeps threatening me there will be problems. Does she have any leg to stand on as far as suing us?
Asked on March 31, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
1) If the neighbor owned the washer and dryer, as would be the case if they were owned jointly by the husband and wife, he had a right to sell them; therefore, your purchase of them was lawful, and the wife has no grounds to sue you for their recovery. She may be angry about the sale, but he would have had the right to sell them.
2) If she threatens you with violence, you probably should make a police report to ake a record of it; you may wish to also consider possible seeking a protective order.
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