Legal Question in Consumer Law in Florida

Re: Payment entry error by the finance company

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If the check was only cashed for the lower amount and not the amount that you wrote it for, then you are still responsible for the balance. An error does not excuse the proper payment. Certainly if the error had been the other way you would have expected or demanded a refund of any overpayment. Regardless of what you feel, the law would dictate that you must pay the full balance.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.

Re: Payment entry error by the finance company

If you paid 2444 and can prove it, and the company cashed the check, then you should have a zero balance.

Re: Payment entry error by the finance company

There is little doubt that you must pay balance even though the finance compaqny erred. The issue is about additional charges that will be demanded. If you can establish the rror, it will be difficult for the finance company to prevail. But strange things have happened.