Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Washington
personal property
my daughter owes her aunt 100.00,now the aunt won't give her ,her clothes or paperwork..is that legal?
Asked on 11/07/07, 7:35 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Elizabeth Powell
ELizabeth Powell PS Inc
Re: personal property
No it is not legal to withhold property based on non payment of a debt.
The property isn't collateral for the debt.
Your daughter can file a replevin action to recover her personal property, and the aunt can file a suit for breach of contract for your daughter's failure to repay the loan.
Or, they can NOT spend a fortune on attorney fees and instead the aunt can return the property and the daughter can repay the loan.
Elizabeth Powell
Answered on 11/09/07, 5:03 pm
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