Legal Question in Business Law in Arizona

demand letter

sold scooters,sand rails, to a family with 8 children in ehrenberg az.in jan. they made payments to me until the last three were bought and walter hilleger said he would pay by the first of march with his overtime check. sicne he works for the prison system figered had no problem,he had bought 8 other and paid the same way.now the fisrt has vome and gone and a demand letter he signed on the 3rf of march did'nt seem to matter either, and have been trying to contact him via phone and he nor his wife will answer thier phones. how to collect the monnies owed to our company..we do have a bussness in quartzsite az and do bussness there from sept to march 15 then we travel until the weather cools off. our lic number is 20099305 but our phys address is in texas.any help in this matter would be grettly appreached.


Asked on 3/20/06, 7:35 am

3 Answers from Attorneys
Peter Bradie Bradie, Bradie & Bradie

Re: demand letter

You are going to have to get an attorney to handle the collection in the county (or nearby) where the debtor lives.

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Answered on 3/20/06, 9:20 am
Donald Scher Donald T. Scher & Associates, P.C.

Re: demand letter

Circumstances change, financial circumstances change, and perhaps, the buyer lost his job so he does not want to pay you. You did not mention if you retained the titles to the vehicles or what contracts the buyer signed. In any case, when the debtor refuses to communicate with you, you must take legal action to collect. You should retain an attorney, and depending upon the amount of money owed, you can determine the proper court to file your suit, and what will be required to collect.

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Answered on 3/20/06, 9:43 am
James Jenkins Jenkins Law Center PLC

Re: demand letter

If you sold a vehicle in Texas, and your contract was in Texas, and your buyer lives in Texas, you need a Texas attorney. One has filed a response to your question. I suggest you contact him personally at his office for help.

You might want to consider protecting yourself better with a written contract, collateral security agreement, holding the title with a lien noted on the title, or even better, selling for cash. Cash always works the best. Let them get a loan for the vehicle. If they cannnot get a loan, don't sell to them.

Good luck

James D. Jenkins

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Answered on 3/20/06, 11:42 am


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