If I was late on car payments but made them, if car was repossessed anyway, is this illegal?
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If I was late on car payments but made them, if car was repossessed anyway, is this illegal?
Asked on December 15, 2011 under Bankruptcy Law, Illinois
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Whether or not your vehicle that you were making installment payments was properly repossessed or not due to late payments by you depends upon what the written loan agreement that you have for the vehicle states. I suggest that you carefully read the loan agreement in that its terms and conditions control the obligations owed to you by the lender and vice versa in the absence of conflicting state law.
If a third party has possession of your vehicle, I suggest that you contact the lender as to where and how you can pick up the vehicle assuming the monthly payment is current. You may have to pay an additional towing and storage charge to get your vehicle back.
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