Legal Question in Consumer Law in California

I was forced to return a pre-paid leased car (lease payment made for another year) in order to secure a mortgage. Talking with a friend of the family (attorney), he stated that since I had made the payments to ensure the amount owed was 0 and then (at the last minute) was told by the lender that in order to secure the mortgage I'd have to turn the vehicle in and surrender it in order to actually get said mortgage, that it could be considered signing under duress. Now I've finally gotten the house, but the $4000 down the drain on the car lease that I prepaid is irking me. What sort of avenues do I have to try and reclaim that?


Asked on 11/24/14, 4:58 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Armen Tashjian Law Offices of Armen M. Tashjian

Unjust enrichment claim.

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Answered on 11/25/14, 8:50 am
Phillip D. Wheeler, Esq. Phillip D. Wheeler, Attorney At Law

I just looked this up to verify what Armen Tashjian said earlier and it is definitely an unjust enrichment claim. It is almost the perfect example of it. I checked just to make sure no laws have changed over the last year.

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Answered on 11/25/14, 12:56 pm


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