Can a car agreement be changed after the fact?

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Can a car agreement be changed after the fact?

I purchased a new vehicle 2 days ago. During the process I was told in writing that zero downpayment was expected. Now one of the managers of he dealership is calling me to harass me about the zero downpayment agreement I signed 48 hours ago. Can they do that?

Asked on July 19, 2011 under General Practice, California

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 12 years ago | Contributor

An agreement is an agreement; once an agreement is formed between two parties and agreed to by both of them, they are both bound. One party may *not* unilaterally change an agreement they both came to. Certainly, the party is free to call and try to persuade the other party to agree to a change--there is no law against talk or negotiation--but as long as there was an actual, firm agreement and the second party honors its obligations under it, talk is all the first party can do; it cannot make a change to the terms and conditions. If the second party, however, then fails to honor or fulfill some material (or important) term of the agreement--such as not paying some amount on time--that may provide the first party with grounds to terminate the agreement.


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