Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Florida
I signed a purchase agreement on a mobile home for ,3,000 a fixer upper... I post dated a check for 1,000 which she knew I was doing . I got into this deal because I thought it was a good option for me at the time, credit trouble and montly payment option,,but the owner dropped the price to 1,000 for this home and it is advertised on mobile home village and the real estate agent said she did not know about that the price drop? I called the person that owned the place and he said it was 1,000, I then called the agent and again she claimed she did not know anything, an hour later I received a call from a man who would only give me his first name, threating to go to the states attorney and file charges for the check and that this is a signed contract and so on and on ,I said I wanted to talk to an attorney and find out my options , which really made him mad, I am worred about this ,he really scared me? Can I cancel this contract? I wanna save a couple thousand if I can
3 Answers from Attorneys
Not sure I understand. If you signed a contract for $3000, you owe $3000.
If you signed a contract where you agreed to pay $3,000, then you owe $3,000. They can sue you for that amount. I could not say more without reviewing your contract.
Just to add a little to what's already been said, the State Attorney's Office almost universally rejects criminal charges on post-dated checks. Otherwise, I agree with the other lawyers. If you agreed to pay $3000, you have to pay $3000. Just because you put something on lay-a-way at Wal-Mart for $100, and Wal-Mart puts the item on sale at $75 the next day, Wal-Mart still has the right to charge you the $100.
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