Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Pennsylvania

Furnitue left in house after closing

A bedroom set was left in my garage at the time of my walk thru before the closing. At the time of closing it was brought to the attention of the seller about the set being left in the garage from us and our agent. He said he did not know how much to charge us because, we wanted to negotiate a price. So it was left in the home for three weeks before they offer a cash price of($1,500.00). I agreed to this offer over the phone but not cash I told them paperwork and check payment would be better so I can receive a receipt of some kind. Two months later a get a civil action against me for $6,000.00. What are my opinions? Thank you


Asked on 9/22/07, 4:13 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Roger Traversa Arjont Group (Law Office of Roger Traversa)

Re: Furnitue left in house after closing

You asked about furniture left in your garage after a sale.

Unless otherwise negotiated any personal property remaining in a real property after the time of the closing converts to become property of the purchaser.

Here, there could be an argument made otherwise. But, since you reached a meeting of the minds as to an amount that is the most that you _should_ be held liable for.

At this point in time I would suggest you hire an attorney to handle the matter. A counterclaim seeking removal of the property and reasonable storage fee should bring the other party around to reality.

Don't do this on your own. An attorney should be able to bring a matter such as this to a quick end for a reasonable fee.

Regards,

Roger

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Answered on 9/22/07, 8:04 pm


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