Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Louisiana

I was renting/leasing a computer from Rent-A-Center and ran into a financial problem and had to pawn the computer...I have been avoiding their phone calls but I received a letter today from them that stated that if I did not return their merchandise, that they would take me to Court to file against me to get their merchandise back...I lost my job and I do have the pawn ticket to give to Rent-A-Center so that they can get their merchandise back...Should I call them to come get the pawn ticket or should I take the pawn ticket to them and explain to them why I pawned their computer???

Additionally, what is the worst that could happen to me? Because I am also wanting to make sure that there could be no criminal charges filed against me because I did not steal the computer, I merely pawned it...


Asked on 1/12/12, 12:54 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Adam Lambert The Law Office of Adam S. Lambert

You need to get the computer back. You did steal their computer. You were renting it. You did not own it and you had no right to pawn it. You need to get it out of pawn and give it back. You could certainly be held liable for the cost of the computer in a civil case for conversion and breach of contract. If the DA were to accept the charges, you could be charged with theft by fraud. Given the value of the property, if the DA accepts those charges, it could be a felony charge.

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Answered on 1/16/12, 9:00 am


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